This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: On the Creature Called Man, Chapter IV: God and Comparative Religion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chesterton label as the biggest weakness of science in trying to understand the origins of man?
(a) None of these.
(b) Theories that are sensational but untrue.
(c) The scientists.
(d) The inability to experiment or directly observe.

2. What does Chesterton say is important to note about the Iliad, the story of Troy?
(a) It is representative of the artistic sensibilities of the time.
(b) That its sympathies are with the vanquished not the victor.
(c) None of these.
(d) It shows us who the Greeks were.

3. What happens when an onlooker tries to envision the church as a member of a throng of superstitions lobbying for believers?
(a) The future of the church becomes uncertain.
(b) God becomes non-existent.
(c) One sees the difference of the church from other religions.
(d) One can see clearly the universal truth of all religions.

4. How does Chesterton interpret the title of the book, "The Evolution of the Idea of God"?
(a) How God changes to suit the needs of every time and place.
(b) I will show you how this nonsensical notion that there is a God grew up among men.
(c) How mankind has lost their way.
(d) The growth of understanding morality.

5. What support does Egypt give to Chesterton's argument?
(a) Evidence that the most powerful leaders are revered as gods.
(b) Barbarism can exist in complicated civilizations.
(c) Great civilizations arose throughout history.
(d) Evidence that the state grew more despotic as it grew more civilized.