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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 does Chesterton say should not be done with mythologies?
(a) See them as merely fanciful stories.
(b) Study them scientifically.
(c) Read them as representative of religion.
(d) Try to relate to them.

2. What does Chesterton say about epochs of nomadism or matriarchy in history and prehistory?
(a) They were short lived aberrations from the natural family form.
(b) The are indicative of tribal forms of civilization.
(c) None of them worked successfully because they no longer exist.
(d) Men were the natural heads of families.

3. According to Chesterton, how do mythologies differ from religion?
(a) Only one is understandable as truth.
(b) Only religion offers a moral edict.
(c) Myths are descriptive while religion is prescriptive.
(d) The way a portrait differs from a person.

4. What place does Chesterton say was the center of antiquity?
(a) Mecca.
(b) Babylon.
(c) The Mediterranean.
(d) Egypt.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Chesterton claim the Christian church is not and never has been?

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

4. How does Chesterton say a myth must be appreciated?

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

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