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. In Part I, Chapter 1, which of the following does Chesterton recommend doing?
(a) Maintaining a universal perspective.
(b) Rejecting science.
(c) Turning to religion for answers.
(d) Accepting mankind without explaining it.

2. How does Chesterton classify the natural progression of myth and religion?
(a) From the simple to the complex.
(b) From the false to the true.
(c) From the godly to the human.
(d) From the pagan to the Christian.

3. What commonality does Chesterton give to the three elements from which religion supposedly arose?
(a) All of these.
(b) They already carried a mystical sentiment.
(c) They each had direct influence on the well being of the people.
(d) They had to do with life and death.

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

5. What does Chesterton attempt to prove by the universality of clothes?
(a) The concept of original sin.
(b) Virtue in cave men.
(c) How ill designed mankind is to survive like a beast.
(d) The need for decoration and artistic expression.