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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. If man was once no more than an animal, what does does Chesterton say might be entertained?
(a) None of these.
(b) Animals doing things in the providence of man.
(c) The intervention of God.
(d) That he might return to be one again.

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the elements Chesterton says are popularly believed to be the root of religion?
(a) The question of our origins and purpose.
(b) The leader of the tribe.
(c) Dreams.
(d) The harvest and resurrection of growing corn.

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

4. According to Chesterton, how do civilization and barbarism interact?
(a) They return in cycles.
(b) They have always existed side-by-side.
(c) None of these.
(d) Civilization is a reaction to barbarism.

5. Which of the following best describes Chesterton's view of the theory of evolution?
(a) It is a mistaken scientific fad.
(b) It is blasphemous.
(c) It is irrelevant to and disconnected from his topic.
(d) It is useful to explain the world in conjunction with God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chesterton claims the holy trinity is an upside version of what?

2. Chesterton says cave men cannot be compared to what?

3. Chesterton's list of great influential philosophers includes which of the following?

4. What difference does Chesterton assert between the antiquity of Egypt and Babylon on one hand and the antiquity of China on the other?

5. What does Chesterton say about superstition?

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