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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Conclusion: The Summary of This Book and Appendices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chesterton say Europe would look like if it had continued in paganism?
(a) Asia.
(b) The dark ages.
(c) Amoral.
(d) Barbarous.

2. What does Chesterton say is unique about the Church Militant?
(a) The goal of universal deliverance.
(b) Salvation.
(c) Willingness to die for religion.
(d) The change of power from state to religion.

3. What literary technique does Chesterton admire in the Gospels?
(a) Parallel plots.
(b) Comparative degrees.
(c) Foreshadowing.
(d) A story within a story.

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

5. How does Chesterton wish to view and discuss the earth?
(a) From an astronomical standpoint.
(b) As the most important planet.
(c) From a scientific viewpoint.
(d) In a familiar fashion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is a statement that Chesterton makes?

2. What does Chesterton describe in the introduction as if being seen for the first time?

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

4. What does Chesterton say God provided in the story of Jesus Christ?

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

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