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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a way in which Chesterton describes faith?
(a) A mythology.
(b) A pattern.
(c) A picture.
(d) A philosophy.

2. What does Chesterton say God provided in the story of Jesus Christ?
(a) Martyrdom.
(b) The ultimate story.
(c) Guilt of sin.
(d) A model for redemption.

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

4. What does Chesterton call the death of Jesus?
(a) The act of greatest consequence.
(b) The objective of his mission.
(c) Preordained.
(d) Timeless.

5. Which of the following accusations of the Church does Chesterton refute?
(a) All of these.
(b) That it was anti-nature and anti-life.
(c) That is was Manichean.
(d) That it became strong because it was the official religion of Rome.

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

7. Which of the following is NOT one of the three distinct things that make up one in the Christmas story?
(a) An omnipresent divinity.
(b) A philosophy larger than other philosophies.
(c) A challenge and a fight.
(d) The human instinct for heaven as literal as home.

8. What does Chesterton say is unique about the Church Militant?
(a) The change of power from state to religion.
(b) Willingness to die for religion.
(c) The goal of universal deliverance.
(d) Salvation.

9. What does the intellectual distinction that Chesterton sees in Christ suggest to him?
(a) A mastermind.
(b) Control of the situation.
(c) Education.
(d) Probable distaste for vulgar claims of divinity.

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

11. What does Chesterton say was the reaction of the populace to the rising Christian movement?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Hate.
(c) Fear.
(d) Despair.

12. What does Chesterton intend his concluding chapter to be?
(a) A summary and outline of history.
(b) His final argument of position.
(c) The culmination of his arguments.
(d) An alternate point of view.

13. What position does Chesterton take in the chapter "The Riddles of the Gospel"?
(a) A believer.
(b) The stance of a skeptic.
(c) A scientific outlook.
(d) That of someone seeing the New Testament for the first time.

14. Which of the following statements does Chesterton say about early Christians?
(a) Their meekness was an effective tactic.
(b) They knew the future for which they were fighting.
(c) All of these.
(d) They declared war with the world.

15. From what does Chesterton's friend say the spire of a village church is originated?
(a) The peak of a mountain.
(b) An attempt to reach closer to God.
(c) Pointing to the heavens.
(d) Phallic worship of antiquity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton say is strong roots for humanity?

2. What does Chesterton call Islam?

3. Which of the following does Chesterton say Christendom brought to the world?

4. Which of the following is a statement Chesterton makes about the early Church?

5. What does Chesterton say about the story of Good Friday?

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