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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 V: Man and Mythologies.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Chesterton say is the main fault with comparing religions?
(a) Confucianism is not a religion.
(b) False classification masks the uniqueness of the church.
(c) All of these.
(d) They do not resemble each other.

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

4. What importance does Chesterton give to the pace at which things go?
(a) The pace at which things go makes no difference on how we perceive them.
(b) The real question is in why they go at all.
(c) The pace at which things go determines their importance and influence.
(d) A fast pace makes things seem like a miracle.

5. What does Chesterton think seeing mankind correctly will accomplish?
(a) Disprove common anthropological theories.
(b) Throw doubt on evolution.
(c) Restore faith in Christianity.
(d) Lead back to understanding God as creator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What place does Chesterton say was the center of antiquity?

2. What does Chesterton attempt to prove by the universality of clothes?

3. How does Chesterton interpret the title of the book, "The Evolution of the Idea of God"?

4. To what popular religious practice of his time does Chesterton object?

5. What happens when an onlooker tries to envision the church as a member of a throng of superstitions lobbying for believers?

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