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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 is strong roots for humanity?
(a) Links to our agrarian past.
(b) History.
(c) Having foes to keep us united.
(d) Religious meeting places.

2. What does Chesterton attempt to prove by the universality of clothes?
(a) Virtue in cave men.
(b) The need for decoration and artistic expression.
(c) The concept of original sin.
(d) How ill designed mankind is to survive like a beast.

3. What evidence does Chesterton find in the history of Babylonia?
(a) Evidence to refute the commonly held notion of barbarism and civilization.
(b) Nomads who do not evolve into a more civilized state.
(c) All of these.
(d) A society that has no evidence of being nomadic.

4. What does Chesterton say has been done too much to mythologies of the world?
(a) All of these.
(b) Study them scientifically.
(c) Analyze their origins.
(d) Look for common themes.

5. What importance does Chesterton give to the pace at which things go?
(a) The pace at which things go determines their importance and influence.
(b) A fast pace makes things seem like a miracle.
(c) The pace at which things go makes no difference on how we perceive them.
(d) The real question is in why they go at all.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton say about the story of Good Friday?

2. To what popular religious practice of his time does Chesterton object?

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the elements Chesterton says are popularly believed to be the root of religion?

4. According to Chesterton, what do mythologies have the power to do?

5. Which of the following does Chesterton find striking about the story and teachings of Jesus?

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