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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 does Chesterton assert about W. B. Yeats?
2. Why, earlier in Chapter One, does Chesterton tell the story of the sailor?
3. In Chapter Two, what drives a man to insanity?
4. According to Chesterton, what is the only thing a poet desires?
5. What is the problem with taking change as the ideal in a man's life, according to Chesterton?
Short Essay Questions
1. Considering the fact that elf land is more rational than the scientific world is, why does Chesterton say that magic flourishes in elf land?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. What is "the false theory of progress" (Chesterton 2000, pg 196)? What implications does it have for daily life?
5. 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?
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. Why does Chesterton claim that fairyland is more rational than the scientific world? Does the sense of wonder remain?
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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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