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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. How does H. G. Wells perceive categories of things?
2. What, in Chesterton's example, might God have an eternal appetite for?
3. What words does Chesterton prefer when referring to nature?
4. What is the title of Chapter I?
5. What does Chesterton say happens when a skeptic revolts against everything?
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. In Chapter III, The Suicide of Thought, what is Chesterton's opinion of the skeptic? Why does the skeptic not have the right to speak out against anything? Why, contrarily, is he always speaking out against things?
3. Considering the fact that elf land is more rational than the scientific world is, why does Chesterton say that magic flourishes in elf land?
4. In the example of the explorer who only discovers his own land, Chesterton says that his first emotion might be foolishness. This should not be the sole emotion, though. Why does Chesterton name foolishness as the first emotion and how might this fit the religious explorer?
5. 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?
6. What is "the false theory of progress" (Chesterton 2000, pg 196)? What implications does it have for daily life?
7. 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?
8. What does Chesterton say is the spirit of the law in fairy land? Why is this not inconsistent?
9. How does Chesterton explain the idea of the madman in life, in experience? How does this person live in the world?
10. The author says people can justly call him a fool because he is a fool. What does this reveal about the man himself? How does this set up expectations for the rest of the book?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
Why does Chesterton say that progress must have a fixed goal? What happens if the goal changes? How is this question related to the ideas of reform versus evolution?
Essay Topic 3
What are the differences between man and animal? Why does Chesterton assert these differences? How does his conclusion differ from those of the pagan thinkers?
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