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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. Why does Chesterton say men fight?
(a) To avoid fear and change.
(b) For the love and protection of his home.
(c) For justice.
(d) For the greater good.

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

3. What additional paradox does Chesterton see in the Christmas story?
(a) The light of God arriving in the dark.
(b) None of these.
(c) The importance and insignificance of the gathering.
(d) The human birth with the celestial marker.

4. What side of Christ does Chesterton say the church emphasizes?
(a) The meek and mild one.
(b) The wrathful one.
(c) The sufferer.
(d) The link to God.

5. Which of the following statements does Chesterton say about early Christians?
(a) They declared war with the world.
(b) Their meekness was an effective tactic.
(c) All of these.
(d) They knew the future for which they were fighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What importance does Chesterton give to the pace at which things go?

2. What does Chesterton think physical anthropologists do to excess?

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

4. Who does Chesterton say would be the second best judge of Christianity?

5. Which one of the following is NOT, according to Chesterton, one of the great mysteries?

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