On 3 Feb 2004 20:57:17 -0800, (Andrew
Sarangan) wrote:

If you file to a VOR direct, can ATC clear you along an airway
instead, and expect you to look up the airways? In other words, how
important is to carry an enroute chart if you don't plan on using
airways?

They can and do. They can also expect you to find intersections by
name.