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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Chesterton note it is important to remember about the psychology of myths?
(a) They are often strictly local.
(b) They contain all shades of insincerity.
(c) They contain all shades of sincerity.
(d) All of these.

2. What does Chesterton say is the real rival to the the Church of Christ?
(a) Paganism.
(b) Professors.
(c) Science.
(d) Familiarity.

3. What does Chesterton say of the dark side of paganism or mythology?
(a) It is more practical than the light side.
(b) It is less poetical than the light side.
(c) They have a feeling of no nonsense about them.
(d) All of these.

4. According to Chesterton, how much did the philosophies of the great thinkers like Aristotle influence the religious spirit of the time?
(a) Not at all.
(b) The philosophers were seen as heretics and the religion gained fervor.
(c) The religion incorporated the principles of their philosophies.
(d) They initiated conversation that changed the role of religion.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Chesterton claim to be the best judge of Christianity?

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

4. What does Chesterton think seeing mankind correctly will accomplish?

5. What opinion does Chesterton hold of the concept "realpolitik," or the notion that men fight for material purposes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chesterton describe the religious experience of the Romans?

2. Explain how and why, according to Chesterton, the pace at which things move changes our perception of them.

3. Explain how Chesterton says myths are best understood and appreciated. Explain your answer.

4. What parallel does Chesterton make between social structure and cannibalism? Explain.

5. How well does Chesterton think science is explaining the origins of mankind? Why?

6. How does Chesterton define the view of non-Christians who live in a Christian society?

7. Explain the example Chesterton uses of nomadic peoples to explain the classification of religions.

8. What does Chesterton mean when he refers to the "demons"?

9. How does Chesterton describe the religious experience of the Carthaginians?

10. What is Chesterton's analysis of symbols such as the circle, the swastika, and the cross?

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