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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. Who does Chesterton claim to be the best judge of Christianity?
(a) A Christian.
(b) An atheist.
(c) An agnostic.
(d) A Confucian.

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

3. How does Chesterton wish to view and discuss the earth?
(a) In a familiar fashion.
(b) From a scientific viewpoint.
(c) From an astronomical standpoint.
(d) As the most important planet.

4. What does Chesterton say is the relationship between reason and religion?
(a) They are two sides of our world view.
(b) They work together to create a whole.
(c) They appease each other.
(d) They are separate, except in Christendom.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. If man was once no more than an animal, what does does Chesterton say might be entertained?

2. What statement is intuitively understood, according to Chesterton, regarding the cave paintings?

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

4. What difference does Chesterton assert between the antiquity of Egypt and Babylon on one hand and the antiquity of China on the other?

5. What example does Chesterton give about how the church must be viewed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain what Chesterton was trying to explain with his example of the horse and rider.

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

4. Explain how, according to Chesterton, monotheistic religion becomes polytheistic.

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

6. How does Chesterton refute the idea that religion came from people's experiences with authority, dreams, and the cycles of life?

7. What explanation does Chesterton give for the common themes running through world mythologies?

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

9. Explain how Chesterton uses Egypt and Babylon to further his arguments.

10. How sincere does Chesterton say myths are? Explain your answer.

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