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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: On the Man Called Christ, Chapter IV: The Witness of the Heretics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chesterton, how do civilization and barbarism interact?
(a) Civilization is a reaction to barbarism.
(b) They have always existed side-by-side.
(c) None of these.
(d) They return in cycles.

2. What does Chesterton say about Rome in the 4th Century?
(a) It had no moral system in place.
(b) It was the ruins of a civilization.
(c) It was undeniably a civilization.
(d) It was barbarous.

3. What does Chesterton call the death of Socrates?
(a) An interruption in his teaching.
(b) Inconsequential.
(c) Symbolic of the time.
(d) Unavoidable.

4. How does Chesterton characterize the wanderings of Jesus?
(a) The movement of someone to whom physical location is irrelevant.
(b) A search.
(c) A quest.
(d) A journey into fire.

5. Who does Chesterton label as the most inspirational character from the story of the fall of Troy?
(a) Helen.
(b) Paris.
(c) Achilles.
(d) Hector.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what does Chesterton's friend say the spire of a village church is originated?

2. What does Chesterton propose to do in order to explain the faults of comparative religion?

3. Which of the following is a statement Chesterton makes about paganism?

4. Which of the following does Chesterton say of myths?

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

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