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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: On the Man Called Christ, Chapter II: The Riddles of the Gospel.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What parallel does Chesterton draw with the uniqueness of the Christian church?
(a) The difference between a fine race horse and a donkey.
(b) The uniqueness and variation inherent to fine wine.
(c) The uniqueness of fire compared to painted fire.
(d) The uniqueness of the situation of the Jewish people.

2. What opinion does Chesterton hold of the concept "realpolitik," or the notion that men fight for material purposes?
(a) It is a simplistic rendering of a complex problem.
(b) None of these.
(c) It is an almost insanely unreal concept.
(d) It is true unless the men have religion.

3. What aspect of the cave-man does Chesterton find greatly important?
(a) Language.
(b) The huge difference between cave men and apes.
(c) The artistry of cave drawings.
(d) The emergence of religion.

4. What does Chesterton say is a danger when analyzing mythologies?
(a) None of these.
(b) That it is a futile pursuit because they are meaningless.
(c) That they may seem to be understood.
(d) That it would be too easy to get lost in the subtleties.

5. Chesterton says cave men cannot be compared to what?
(a) Other primates.
(b) Modern artists.
(c) Modern savages.
(d) Anthropological projections.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Chesterton claim as a fundamental fact of all civilizations before Christ?

3. What does Chesterton say created the opportunity for opulence and moral degradation to enter into mainstream life in Rome?

4. What evidence does Chesterton find in the history of Babylonia?

5. What does Chesterton claim the evidence proves about cave men?

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