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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter VIII: The End of the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What connection does Chesterton make between the boy and the cave-man?
(a) They transcend their heritage.
(b) They share the same innocent interpretation of life.
(c) They both draw animals for the same reasons.
(d) They have the same primal urges.

2. What does Chesterton say is most present in the mind of man?
(a) His existence itself.
(b) Fear.
(c) Survival.
(d) Reproduction.

3. What personage from Troy does Chesterton say created an archetype and impacted history?
(a) Hector.
(b) Helen.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Agamemnon.

4. What aspect of the cave-man does Chesterton find greatly important?
(a) The artistry of cave drawings.
(b) The huge difference between cave men and apes.
(c) Language.
(d) The emergence of religion.

5. What does Chesterton insist is a common error?
(a) To oversimply the end of Rome.
(b) To not give Romans their due.
(c) To think that things would have gone on as they had always been.
(d) To insist on the smallness of the Mediterranean world in which all of this occurred.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chesterton think of the theory that mankind is solely motivated by economic reasons of subsistence?

2. To the Romans, who were used to hearing about so many different sects and religions, what does Chesterton say was different when they heard about Christ?

3. How does Chesterton wish to view and discuss the earth?

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

5. Why does Chesterton say men fight?

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