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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 IV: The Witness of the Heretics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two important elements from the past did the arrival of Christ unite, according to Chesterton?
(a) The beliefs of the shepherds and the philosophers.
(b) Faith and morality.
(c) Religion and exclusion.
(d) God and man.

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

3. In what way does Chesterton say the the Christian is worse than the pagan in examples such as Mexico and Carthage?
(a) He is worse because it is his business to be better.
(b) He is worse because he is more evolved.
(c) He is worse because he is better at justifying his actions.
(d) He is worse because he inflicts his wrath on other peoples.

4. 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 a mistaken scientific fad.
(c) It is irrelevant to and disconnected from his topic.
(d) It is blasphemous.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What popular belief about the New Testament does Chesterton refute?

3. How does Chesterton characterize the wanderings of Jesus?

4. What form of humanity does Chesterton claim is the unit of the state, or the cell that makes up the formation?

5. What kind of paganism does Chesterton say they practiced in Rome?

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