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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. What does Chesterton say of society and the church during the rise of Christianity?
(a) Society clung to the church like a parasite.
(b) One was dying and the other being born.
(c) They were dependent on each other.
(d) They were both complex and many sided.

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

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

4. What does Chesterton say of the doctrine of the Pentecost?
(a) None of these.
(b) It was created by divine inspiration.
(c) It was a human representation of the divine.
(d) If it can be traced to the Pentecost, it can be traced to Christ.

5. What does Chesterton say would have happened if Christ had not come when he did?
(a) The world would have started worshipping demons.
(b) None of these.
(c) Pagan religion would have kept endlessly changing.
(d) There would have been a void that would have asphyxiated mankind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Chesterton say is the most puzzling and terrifying?

2. How does Chesterton characterize the wanderings of Jesus?

3. What does Chesterton determine is unique about Christ in comparison with the founders of the other major religions?

4. What does Chesterton say is one of the fundamental differences in growing up Christian?

5. What popular belief about the New Testament does Chesterton refute?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the religious state of Rome when Christ appeared?

2. What possible exception does Chesterton make to the statement that Christendom is unique in the creation of church militants? Why does he say the exception doesn't count?

3. What comprises the last chapter of the book "The Everlasting Man"? Summarize what it says.

4. Describe the Europe that Chesterton says would exist if the world still lived in paganism.

5. What reason does Chesterton give for presenting the last chapter in this fashion?

6. How much have historical events aided or been obstacles to the continuation of the Church?

7. According to Chesterton what is the difference between the "Christ of the Church" and the "Christ of the Gospels"?

8. Explain the difference that Chesterton sees in the wandering of Christ from the wandering of other philosophers.

9. Explain what Chesterton meant when he said the birth of Christ turned the universe inside out, or that the circumference had been turned into the center.

10. Explain how the Christian creed is like a key, according to Chesterton.

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