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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. According to Chesterton, how do civilization and barbarism interact?
(a) They return in cycles.
(b) They have always existed side-by-side.
(c) None of these.
(d) Civilization is a reaction to barbarism.

2. In Part I, Chapter 1, which of the following does Chesterton recommend doing?
(a) Accepting mankind without explaining it.
(b) Turning to religion for answers.
(c) Rejecting science.
(d) Maintaining a universal perspective.

3. What difference does Chesterton assert between the antiquity of Egypt and Babylon on one hand and the antiquity of China on the other?
(a) Egypt and Babylon are part of his cultural tradition.
(b) Egypt and Babylon are both fallen cultures.
(c) Egypt and Babylon are linked to biblical places.
(d) The refinement of the Chinese culture sets it apart from the others.

4. What does Chesterton claim as a fundamental fact of all civilizations before Christ?
(a) The fear of mystical leaders.
(b) The ineffectiveness of mystic rule.
(c) The insignificance of the individual before the state.
(d) The monopoly of religion to those with power.

5. What does Chesterton say is the natural result of religion in the home?
(a) Temperance.
(b) Religious strife.
(c) Revolt in public life.
(d) Polytheism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton say about superstition?

2. What connection does Chesterton make between the boy and the cave-man?

3. Why does Chesterton say men fight?

4. What does say Chesterton say would have been very different if the battle between Carthage and Rome were different?

5. Which of the following is NOT a statement Chesterton makes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Chesterton claims to see the concept of an all powerful God in many pagan religions. Explain his position.

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

10. Who, according to Chesterton, are some of the greatest philosophers?

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