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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Conclusion: The Summary of This Book and Appendices.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What evidence does Chesterton present to support his claim that Christ was many sided?
(a) The spectrum of emotion in the Gospels.
(b) The complexity of the church doctrine.
(c) All the different things historians and popular theories claim he was.
(d) The enduring quality of his teachings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton state that mankind recognized from the very beginning?

2. Which of the following is NOT a statement Chesterton makes?

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

4. What does Chesterton claim as a fundamental fact of all civilizations before Christ?

5. How does Chesterton characterize the wanderings of Jesus?

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