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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 tactic does Chesterton recommend that people use to see Christianity more fairly?
(a) Temporarily embrace it as a faith to see it from the inside.
(b) Dabble in another religion to have something for comparison.
(c) Pretend it is a foreign pagan religion and give it the same respect.
(d) Talk to foreigners about Christianity and accept their views.

2. What does Chesterton say is the real rival to the the Church of Christ?
(a) Science.
(b) Professors.
(c) Paganism.
(d) Familiarity.

3. To what popular religious practice of his time does Chesterton object?
(a) Incorporating localized traditions into religious practice.
(b) Reading religious texts as metaphors.
(c) The worship of the entirety of mankind as a supreme being.
(d) Mass in English.

4. Which of the following does Chesterton say is a crucial element of the Christmas story?
(a) The absence of authority.
(b) The stoic presence and faith of the father.
(c) The presence of the enemy.
(d) None of these.

5. What does Chesterton compare to the variation found in cheeses or wine?
(a) The variations within the Church of Christ.
(b) The forms of paganism.
(c) The theories of scientists to explain the same phenomenon.
(d) The way mankind worships the one true God.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Chesterton wish to view and discuss the earth?

2. Who does Chesterton label as the most inspirational character from the story of the fall of Troy?

3. What does Chesterton think of the theory that mankind is solely motivated by economic reasons of subsistence?

4. According to Chesterton, what was Rome?

5. What does Chesterton bring up as a strange part of the story of the New Testament?

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