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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chesterton determine is unique about Christ in comparison with the founders of the other major religions?
(a) His missing childhood.
(b) The enduring quality of his teachings.
(c) His claim to divinity.
(d) His ability to heal.

2. Which of the following does Chesterton say Christendom brought to the world?
(a) Clarity.
(b) Order.
(c) Hope.
(d) Salvation.

3. What does Chesterton say is the affect of the paradox of Christianity?
(a) None of these.
(b) It has altered human nature.
(c) It teaches faith.
(d) It gives mankind divine responsibility.

4. What does Chesterton say started to infect Rome and weaken her moral standing?
(a) Laziness.
(b) The worship of demons.
(c) Desire for wealth.
(d) Sensuality from Greece.

5. According to Chesterton, how much of the church as ever been threatened by extinction?
(a) Perhaps up to half.
(b) None of it.
(c) All of it but a ghost.
(d) The superficial practices.

6. What does Chesterton say created the opportunity for opulence and moral degradation to enter into mainstream life in Rome?
(a) Memories of Carthage.
(b) No religious standard.
(c) Prisoners bringing other traditions.
(d) Boredom.

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

8. What format does Chesterton present his closing statements in?
(a) Question and answers.
(b) A bulleted list.
(c) A short story.
(d) A statement with supporting details.

9. According to Chesterton, what are the very important images upon which Christ founded the church?
(a) A rock and a risen God.
(b) A beacon of light and an eternal father.
(c) A key and Peter as a rock.
(d) A new world and a key.

10. Which of the following does Chesterton say of the separation of philosophy and religion?
(a) It is why science will never be fully satisfactory.
(b) It is a universal pattern in heathenism.
(c) All of the above.
(d) It divides the population into thinkers and believers.

11. What does Chesterton say about the story of Good Friday?
(a) It is why Rome was created.
(b) The best things in the world are at their worst.
(c) It is too often read symbolically.
(d) It is a day of demons and paganism.

12. Which of the following does Chesterton say is an important element in the Christian faith?
(a) Rebirth.
(b) The concept of a single life on earth.
(c) The master suffering instead of his servants.
(d) The duality of heaven and hell.

13. What does Chesterton call the death of Socrates?
(a) Unavoidable.
(b) Inconsequential.
(c) Symbolic of the time.
(d) An interruption in his teaching.

14. Among whom does Chesterton assert that claims of divinity are common?
(a) Lunatics.
(b) Sages and prophets.
(c) Mystics.
(d) Founders of religion.

15. Who does Chesterton label as the most inspirational character from the story of the fall of Troy?
(a) Achilles.
(b) Hector.
(c) Paris.
(d) Helen.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton say about the teachings of Christ?

2. Which of the following does Chesterton say is the most puzzling and terrifying?

3. Which of the following does Chesterton say is a crucial element of the Christmas story?

4. What does Chesterton make a point of making clear about the manger where Christ was born?

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

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