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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chesterton, what are the very important images upon which Christ founded the church?

2. What does Chesterton say is strong roots for humanity?

3. What does Chesterton call the death of Socrates?

4. What does Chesterton say a newcomer would notice is NOT in the New Testament?

5. What does Chesterton state that mankind recognized from the very beginning?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Chesterton, how do Hector and Achilles compare when looked at historically?

2. 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.

3. Explain what Chesterton means when he says that Asia is old but Europe is born again.

4. Explain how Chesterton comes to the conclusion that Christ was an intellectually apt and astute man?

5. What significance does Chesterton assign to the Christmas story happening in a cave?

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

7. Explain Chesterton's statement, "I do not believe that mythology must begin with eroticism. But I do believe that mythology must end in it." To what was he referring?

8. What important role does Herod play in the Christmas story as Chesterton sees it?

9. How does Chesterton refute the common idea to label Christ as a man who was a great philosopher, or a social reformer, or a healer?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Chapter titled "The Riddles of Gospel" is about the New Testament. Write an essay about the New Testament.

Part 1. Provide background information about the New Testament. What form does it take? How did it come into existence? How were the books selected? When and where does it take place?

Part 2. Summarize the contents of the New Testament, giving detail for the parts to be discussed later.

Part 3. How are Christ and the New Testament commonly represented in churches? Is this a true representation? Is it a good one? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Chesterton devotes an entire chapter to describing the Punic war between Carthage and Rome. Write an essay about this war.

Part 1. Give some general background about the time and places involved. What were they like before the war?

Part 2. What are the known facts about this war? Where do we get these facts? Describe the general happenings of the war from a militaristic or strategic standpoint.

Part 3. Incorporating Chesterton's position into your essay, describe what you feel are the more human reasons and experiences that were prevalent in this war. Do you agree with Chesterton's interpretation? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In the chapter "The Demons and The Philosophers" Chesterton spends quite a bit of time describing aspects of Confucianism and Buddhism. Write an essay about either Confucianism or Buddhism or both.

Part 1. Who was the man behind the religion? When and where was he born? What did he do during his lifetime?

Part 2. What are some of the fundamental ideologies, practices, and beliefs?

Part 3. Do you agree with Chesterton that this set of beliefs is a mere philosophy or is it a religion? Why or why not?

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