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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. Which of the following is imagery that Chesterton says is important from the Christmas story?
(a) The shepherds.
(b) The cave.
(c) All of these.
(d) Heaven rising from below.

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

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

4. What example does Chesterton give about how the church must be viewed?
(a) With the wonder of somebody seeing it for the first time.
(b) From the daily experiences within it.
(c) With the detached impartiality of a martian.
(d) With the eyes of an anthropologist.

5. According to Chesterton, why are pagan religions so successful and enduring?
(a) Mankind finds it natural and empowering to worship something.
(b) They have seeds of truth.
(c) They combine reason and religion.
(d) They are the only way available to glimpse god.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Chesterton characterize the approach of Hannibal to Rome?

3. What does Chesterton say of the more advanced non-western cultures?

4. Which of the following is a statement Chesterton makes about paganism?

5. What difference does Chesterton assert between the antiquity of Egypt and Babylon on one hand and the antiquity of China on the other?

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