This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter VI: The Demons and the Philosophers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chesterton say is missing from the popular depiction of prehistory?
(a) The family unit.
(b) Humor.
(c) Practicality.
(d) Mysticism.

2. What does Chesterton take as evidence that evolution is flawed as a way to define the origins of man?
(a) The fact that mankind is apparently not evolving now.
(b) The changing nature of the theories.
(c) None of these.
(d) The missing link.

3. According to Chesterton, how do mythologies differ from religion?
(a) Myths are descriptive while religion is prescriptive.
(b) Only one is understandable as truth.
(c) The way a portrait differs from a person.
(d) Only religion offers a moral edict.

4. What does Chesterton say of the dark side of paganism or mythology?
(a) It is less poetical than the light side.
(b) They have a feeling of no nonsense about them.
(c) It is more practical than the light side.
(d) All of these.

5. According to Chesterton, how much did the philosophies of the great thinkers like Aristotle influence the religious spirit of the time?
(a) Not at all.
(b) The philosophers were seen as heretics and the religion gained fervor.
(c) The religion incorporated the principles of their philosophies.
(d) They initiated conversation that changed the role of religion.