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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 VI: The Demons and the Philosophers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chesterton say is the simplest truth about mankind?
(a) Mankind is made in the image of God.
(b) Mankind is a very strange being.
(c) Mankind is the only religious being.
(d) Mankind is a microcosm of the universe.

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. According to Chesterton, how do mythologies differ from religion?
(a) Only religion offers a moral edict.
(b) The way a portrait differs from a person.
(c) Only one is understandable as truth.
(d) Myths are descriptive while religion is prescriptive.

4. In what way does Chesterton say the the Christian is worse than the pagan in examples such as Mexico and Carthage?
(a) He is worse because he is better at justifying his actions.
(b) He is worse because he is more evolved.
(c) He is worse because it is his business to be better.
(d) He is worse because he inflicts his wrath on other peoples.

5. What place does Chesterton say was the center of antiquity?
(a) Babylon.
(b) The Mediterranean.
(c) Mecca.
(d) Egypt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chesterton says cave men cannot be compared to what?

2. Which of the following is a point Chesterton makes regarding the government of early man?

3. What does Chesterton claim the evidence proves about cave men?

4. What does Chesterton say about epochs of nomadism or matriarchy in history and prehistory?

5. What does Chesterton say is the relationship between reason and religion?

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