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 connection does Chesterton make between the boy and the cave-man?
(a) They share the same innocent interpretation of life.
(b) They transcend their heritage.
(c) They both draw animals for the same reasons.
(d) They have the same primal urges.

2. What reason does Chesterton give for acts of cannibalism?
(a) The people believe the power of life is transferable.
(b) The people are doing the worst thing they can imagine.
(c) The lack of a true creed and religion.
(d) It is practical for those without the morality to know it is an abomination.

3. What does Chesterton propose to accomplish in the book "The Everlasting Man"?
(a) Disprove modern anthropological theories of the origins of mankind.
(b) Explain the importance of the religion.
(c) Convert the disbelieving to Christianity.
(d) Show the uniqueness of the Christian church and of man.

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

5. Which one of the following is NOT, according to Chesterton, one of the great mysteries?
(a) The origin of the universe.
(b) The origin of mankind.
(c) The origin of life.
(d) The origin of God.