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

2. What form of humanity does Chesterton claim is the unit of the state, or the cell that makes up the formation?
(a) Motherhood.
(b) Family.
(c) Tribes.
(d) Male lineage.

3. What does Chesterton say the cross represents?
(a) The joining of two elements.
(b) Breaking out of the circle.
(c) Truth in every direction.
(d) Finality.

4. What personage from Troy does Chesterton say created an archetype and impacted history?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Helen.
(c) Agamemnon.
(d) Hector.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chesterton, why are pagan religions so successful and enduring?

2. If men were like other animals, what does Chesterton argue that we should see?

3. What does Chesterton propose to do in order to explain the faults of comparative religion?

4. How does Chesterton summarize the substance of pagan beliefs and mythologies?

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

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