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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Chesterton's amazement at scientific advancement?
2. According to Chesterton, what characteristics do madmen share with many respected teachers and scientists?
3. What choice faces the modern religious philosopher, according to Chesterton?
4. As Chesterton explains the origin of the word, the moon is the mother of which group of people?
5. According to Chesterton, what is the only thing a poet desires?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter IV, The Ethics of Elfland, what does Chesterton give as the first two principles of democracy? How does he convey a sense of wonder even in these principles?
2. Why does Chesterton say that the act of willing is a limiting act? Could it be freeing instead? What happens if you attempt to free something from the laws of its nature?
3. Poetry is the only thing that keeps a man sane, while reason drives him insane. How does Chesterton support this argument, and is it plausible?
4. What role does Mr. G. S. Street play in the book?
5. Why does Chesterton's second notion of fairyland entail praise?
6. The only authority for Chesterton's argument is the Apostles' Creed. Is this more or less effective than appealing to the Bible as the sole authority?
7. In Chapter I, Introduction in Defense of Everything Else, Chesterton states that the book is written from his own experiences rather than as the result of research and labor. What expectations does this set up or destroy for the reader?
8. Chesterton ends Chapter II, The Maniac, with a look at the true skeptic. What picture does this man present? How does he relate to the man at the beginning of the chapter, the man who believed in himself?
9. Considering the fact that elf land is more rational than the scientific world is, why does Chesterton say that magic flourishes in elf land?
10. Humility is chiefly understood chiefly as a restraint on a man's arrogance and boasting. What is Chesterton's argument concerning humility? What example does he give to illustrate a humble view of the world?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Chesterton's opinion about suicide contrasted to murder? Does he make a valid argument? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Why is solemnity more natural to man than laughter is? How is this related to Chesterton's claim that man is fundamentally joyful?
Essay Topic 3
Chesterton says that people desire both the familiar and the unfamiliar. Is this true? How might they relate? Does one drive the other? Support your thesis with his arguments concerning this desire.
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