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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chesterton think of the theory that mankind is solely motivated by economic reasons of subsistence?
(a) That it is absolutely untrue.
(b) That it is the primary motivating factor only when subsistence is threatened.
(c) That it is true except in the case of religion.
(d) That it is fundamentally and universally true.

2. What does Chesterton compare to the variation found in cheeses or wine?
(a) The forms of paganism.
(b) The way mankind worships the one true God.
(c) The variations within the Church of Christ.
(d) The theories of scientists to explain the same phenomenon.

3. What does Chesterton propose to do in order to explain the faults of comparative religion?
(a) Look at Christianity as if it were a foreign religion.
(b) Reclassify the major religions of the world by different standards.
(c) Analyze the origins of each religion.
(d) Look at the church from the inside.

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

5. What does Chesterton imply made the difference in the battle of Carthage and Rome?
(a) The financial backing.
(b) The prowess of their military commanders.
(c) The dedication of the soldiers.
(d) The nature of their religion.

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

7. What form of humanity does Chesterton claim is the unit of the state, or the cell that makes up the formation?
(a) Motherhood.
(b) Family.
(c) Male lineage.
(d) Tribes.

8. What does Chesterton say about superstition?
(a) It is a very human and intelligible sentiment.
(b) It is closely related to agnosticism.
(c) All of these.
(d) It assumes we do not know the laws of the universe.

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

10. What does Chesterton think physical anthropologists do to excess?
(a) Theorize from very little evidence.
(b) Invest themselves into their theories.
(c) Name the objects of their theories.
(d) Glorify their theories.

11. What does Chesterton claim the evidence proves about cave men?
(a) They already had organized religion.
(b) They were very much like men today.
(c) They had no way of understanding the world.
(d) None of these.

12. What happens when an onlooker tries to envision the church as a member of a throng of superstitions lobbying for believers?
(a) One sees the difference of the church from other religions.
(b) The future of the church becomes uncertain.
(c) One can see clearly the universal truth of all religions.
(d) God becomes non-existent.

13. What does Chesterton say is the main fault with comparing religions?
(a) They do not resemble each other.
(b) Confucianism is not a religion.
(c) False classification masks the uniqueness of the church.
(d) All of these.

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

15. What difference does Chesterton assert between the antiquity of Egypt and Babylon on one hand and the antiquity of China on the other?
(a) Egypt and Babylon are part of his cultural tradition.
(b) The refinement of the Chinese culture sets it apart from the others.
(c) Egypt and Babylon are both fallen cultures.
(d) Egypt and Babylon are linked to biblical places.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton say is important to note about the Iliad, the story of Troy?

2. What does Chesterton say is the relationship between reason and religion?

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

4. What sentiment does Chesterton says pervades the ideologies of the far east?

5. What does Chesterton say is important when viewing mankind?

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