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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. According to Chesterton, what is too big an undertaking for a book even of a larger scope?
2. According to Chesterton, when is a disease beautiful?
3. In Chapter One, what has Christianity named the mixture of the well-known and the unknown?
4. Why does Chesterton think glass is so often used in fairy tales?
5. In a person's pursuit for truth, what might happen, according to Chesterton?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Materialistic fatalism has been credited with being merciful, though Chesterton says this is far from the truth. Why can fatalism not be merciful?
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. How does Chesterton explain the idea of the madman in life, in experience? How does this person live in the world?
5. 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?
6. Chapter II, The Maniac, begins with the idea that man believing in himself is a weakness. Chesterton asserts this in the face of modern thinking, which says believing in oneself is the strongest way to live. What reasons does Chesterton give for asserting this statement?
7. What role does Mr. G. S. Street play in the book?
8. Chesterton explains that a madman's mind moves in a small, perfect circle. What does he mean with this picture? How does it relate to the movements of a sane man's mind?
9. 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?
10. What is "the false theory of progress" (Chesterton 2000, pg 196)? What implications does it have for daily life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
If life is to be a fairy tale, there must be a balance between fear and wonder, as Chesterton argues. Why is this balance important? What happens if there is a large amount of one over the other?
Essay Topic 2
According to Chesterton, what happens when men deny their inherent sinfulness? What are the philosophical and theological repercussions? How does this belief separate men from each other?
Essay Topic 3
"For the orthodox there can always be a revolution, for a revolution is restoration." (Chesterton 2000, pg. 264) How is this true? How does this suit or shatter the common understanding of revolution?
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