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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. How does Chesterton summarize the substance of pagan beliefs and mythologies?
(a) The worshipping of pieces of God.
(b) An attempt to reach divine reality through the imagination.
(c) Devoid of depth.
(d) Colorful forms of entertainment.

2. What personage from Troy does Chesterton say created an archetype and impacted history?
(a) Helen.
(b) Agamemnon.
(c) Hector.
(d) Achilles.

3. According to Chesterton, how do civilization and barbarism interact?
(a) They return in cycles.
(b) Civilization is a reaction to barbarism.
(c) None of these.
(d) They have always existed side-by-side.

4. Chesterton says cave men cannot be compared to what?
(a) Modern artists.
(b) Modern savages.
(c) Other primates.
(d) Anthropological projections.

5. What does Chesterton say is missing from the popular depiction of prehistory?
(a) The family unit.
(b) Humor.
(c) Practicality.
(d) Mysticism.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part I, Chapter 1, which of the following does Chesterton recommend doing?

2. When morality and faith in the gods was crumbling in Rome, what else does Chesterton say was crumbling?

3. What emotions does Chesterton say a first time reader of the New Testament would experience?

4. What does Chesterton insist is a common error?

5. What does say Chesterton say would have been very different if the battle between Carthage and Rome were different?

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