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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chesterton claims the holy trinity is an upside version of what?
(a) Society.
(b) Grandfather-Father-Son.
(c) The family.
(d) The three original elements of religion.

2. Chesterton's list of great influential philosophers includes which of the following?
(a) Aristotle, Akenahhten, Caesar.
(b) Marcus Aurelius, Socrates, Confucius.
(c) Confucius, Buddha, Akenahten.
(d) Confucius, Buddha, John the Baptist.

3. Who or what does Chesterton credit with the preservation of the true religion of mankind?
(a) God.
(b) The Jews.
(c) Natural law.
(d) Human nature.

4. What does Chesterton say is the natural result of religion in the home?
(a) Revolt in public life.
(b) Temperance.
(c) Polytheism.
(d) Religious strife.

5. What sentiment does Chesterton says pervades the ideologies of the far east?
(a) Spirituality through physical beauty.
(b) The spirit of repetition and recurrence.
(c) Focus on the self.
(d) The need for social order.

6. Who does Chesterton say would be the second best judge of Christianity?
(a) A Christian.
(b) An atheist.
(c) An agnostic.
(d) A Confucian.

7. What does Chesterton say of the more advanced non-western cultures?
(a) They were more barbaric and their religion darker.
(b) They had more fanciful and less dark mythologies.
(c) They had stricter moral rules of relgious conduct.
(d) They were more enlightened and closer to monotheism.

8. What does Chesterton say about the idea of reincarnation?
(a) All of these.
(b) It takes away the need or desire for religion.
(c) It is not transcendental therefore not religious.
(d) It is a worldly way of trying to explain the unworldly.

9. How does Chesterton interpret the title of the book, "The Evolution of the Idea of God"?
(a) I will show you how this nonsensical notion that there is a God grew up among men.
(b) How mankind has lost their way.
(c) The growth of understanding morality.
(d) How God changes to suit the needs of every time and place.

10. How does Chesterton classify the natural progression of myth and religion?
(a) From the godly to the human.
(b) From the simple to the complex.
(c) From the pagan to the Christian.
(d) From the false to the true.

11. According to Chesterton, why are pagan religions so successful and enduring?
(a) They have seeds of truth.
(b) They combine reason and religion.
(c) Mankind finds it natural and empowering to worship something.
(d) They are the only way available to glimpse god.

12. What does Chesterton describe in the introduction as if being seen for the first time?
(a) A cathedral.
(b) The church.
(c) St. Francis slaying the dragon.
(d) A horse.

13. In what way does Chesterton say the philosophers gained great influence?
(a) By presenting ideas that explained the natural world.
(b) By throwing doubt on superstition and false beliefs.
(c) As advisors to kings.
(d) By creating order out of chaos.

14. To what popular religious practice of his time does Chesterton object?
(a) The worship of the entirety of mankind as a supreme being.
(b) Mass in English.
(c) Incorporating localized traditions into religious practice.
(d) Reading religious texts as metaphors.

15. Which of the following is NOT one of the elements Chesterton says are popularly believed to be the root of religion?
(a) Dreams.
(b) The leader of the tribe.
(c) The question of our origins and purpose.
(d) The harvest and resurrection of growing corn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton imply made the difference in the battle of Carthage and Rome?

2. According to Chesterton, how do mythologies differ from religion?

3. According to Chesterton, how much did the philosophies of the great thinkers like Aristotle influence the religious spirit of the time?

4. What does Chesterton say of the Roman polytheism before the time of Christ?

5. What does Chesterton say is a danger when analyzing mythologies?

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