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

2. Despite the level of sincerity a myth might be understood, what does Chesterton say is still present?
(a) Skepticism.
(b) Fundamental belief.
(c) Superficiality.
(d) Reality and religious sentiment.

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

4. Why does Chesterton say men fight?
(a) For the love and protection of his home.
(b) For justice.
(c) To avoid fear and change.
(d) For the greater good.

5. What two civilizations does Chesterton use for evidence against much of the belief in his time about cave men?
(a) Rome and Greece.
(b) Egypt and Babylon.
(c) Egypt and Mazatlan.
(d) Egypt and Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Chesterton give for acts of cannibalism?

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

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

4. Which of the following is a statement that Chesterton makes?

5. What personage from Troy does Chesterton say created an archetype and impacted history?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In the beginning of the introduction, Chesterton uses an analogy of a boy leaving his farmland home and looking back on his homeland as he does so. What is he trying to explain or make clear with this analogy?

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

4. How does Troy and the Iliad enter into Chesterton's argument?

5. Summarize Chesterton's explanation of the battle between Carthage and Rome.

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

7. In the chapter titled "The War of the Gods and Demons", who are the Gods and who are the Demons? Why does Chesterton label them as such?

8. How does Chesterton refute the statement that prehistoric man "wore no clothes"?

9. Explain the significance that Chesterton gives the cave drawings regarding the nature of the cave man.

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

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