How any particular person answers these questions, whether they are conservative or not, would hardly "define" conservativism. Conservativism is a philosophy and can't be defined by an answer to any or all of these questions.
There are 6 tenets that all true conservatives hold in common. They are as follows:
* Belief in a transcendent order, or body of natural law, which rules society as well as conscience.
* Affection for the proliferating variety and mystery of human existence, as opposed to the narrowing uniformity, egalitarianism, and utilitarian aims of most radical systems.
* Conviction that civilized society requires orders and classes, as against the notion of a 'classless society'.
* Persuasion that freedom and property are closely linked: separate property from private possession, and the Leviathan becomes master of all.
* Faith in prescription and distrust of 'sophisters, calculators, and economists' who would reconstruct society upon abstract designs.
* Recognition that change may not be salutary reform: hasty innovation may be a devouring conflagration, rather than a torch of progress.
You can apply these 6 tenets to any of the above questions and get the answer. That answer, however, can vary even among conservatives depending on which aspect of the question you are addressing. Question number one for example. Big business or small business. What do you believe you could glean from such a question? There are aspects of big business that conservatives may not like and aspects of small business conservatives may not like.
A simple set of questions is hardly an effective way of learning the nature of any philosophy. That comes by long study, and genuine conversation, and a willingness to accept what you learn and apply that knowledge to the real world.
