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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. Who does Chesterton claim to be the best judge of Christianity?
(a) An atheist.
(b) A Christian.
(c) A Confucian.
(d) An agnostic.

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

3. How does Chesterton interpret the title of the book, "The Evolution of the Idea of God"?
(a) How mankind has lost their way.
(b) How God changes to suit the needs of every time and place.
(c) The growth of understanding morality.
(d) I will show you how this nonsensical notion that there is a God grew up among men.

4. Which of the following does Chesterton say of myths?
(a) They are not a religion.
(b) All of these.
(c) They meet some of the needs of a religion.
(d) They do not provide mankind with a creed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what description of the life of the cave-man does Chesterton especially object?

2. What personage from Troy does Chesterton say created an archetype and impacted history?

3. What commonality does Chesterton give to the three elements from which religion supposedly arose?

4. Who or what does Chesterton credit with the preservation of the true religion of mankind?

5. What does Chesterton compare to the variation found in cheeses or wine?

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