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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What examples does Chesterton give of lunatic thinking?
(a) A crushed moth and a live one.
(b) A man conspired against, the King of England, and Jesus Christ.
(c) Two competing maggots in a chunk of bread.
(d) A lonely woman and her lonely child.

2. What does Chesterton say that moralists, including H. G. Wells, have turned into wickedness?
(a) The earth.
(b) God.
(c) The heavens.
(d) Imagination.

3. According to Chesterton, who is the only person to whom a modern realistic novel would not be boring?
(a) A scientist.
(b) A writer of fairytales.
(c) A child of ten.
(d) A baby.

4. Using the standards of the moralists, why does Chesterton say that the universe cannot be called large?
(a) Because God made it.
(b) Because there is nothing to compare it to.
(c) Because fairy tales explain it.
(d) Because man can fully understand it.

5. What, in Chesterton's example, might God have an eternal appetite for?
(a) Infancy.
(b) Theatrics.
(c) Repetition.
(d) Fairytales.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the same story of the sailor, what is better than discovering a new land?

2. Chesterton says that this common ground is mostly found among what group of readers?

3. What, according to Chesterton, is the proper place for humility?

4. According to Chesterton, what symbol explains to way that mysticism clarifies the world?

5. What does Chesterton label as the second problem of modern intellectualism?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter I, Introduction in Defense of Everything Else, Chesterton states that he hates the defense of something that cannot be proved or disproved. How is this important for the rest of the book?

2. According to Chesterton, the complete skeptic knows that he cannot think anything. How does this differ from the young skeptic? How does the complete skeptic show a true awareness of where he is?

3. Chesterton asserts that though the world has its share of evils, the modern virtues actually have a more devastating effect. How does he support this radical idea? What relationship does this have to Christianity?

4. What role does Mr. G. S. Street play in the book?

5. "But it is a much more massive and important fact that he [the materialist] is not free to raise, to curse, the thank, to justify, to urge, the punish, to resist temptation, to incite mobs, to make New Year resolutions, to pardon sinners, to rebuke tyrants, or even to say 'thank you' for the mustard" (Chesterton 2000, pg 185). What is the context for this statement? Does it logically follow from Chesterton's argument?

6. The second problem with modern thought is that it is intellectually weak and helpless. What does Chesterton mean by this idea? How is it manifested in everyday life, much less intellectual circles?

7. 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?

8. What does a pragmatist believe and how does he compare to a determinist? What is Chesterton's opinion of pragmatism? How is pragmatism fundamentally separated from the truth?

9. What does Chesterton say is the spirit of the law in fairy land? Why is this not inconsistent?

10. Chesterton says that a perfect view of the world combines a searching mind with the feeling of being welcomed. What does this mean? How does it relate to Christianity?

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