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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Scarry says most beauty is what kind of event?
(a) Visual.
(b) Religious.
(c) Emotional.
(d) Physical.

2. What kind of tree did Matisse always hate?
(a) Oak.
(b) Sycamore.
(c) Palm.
(d) Maple.

3. When does Scarry say beauty is not sacred?
(a) When it is used for evil.
(b) When it is corrupted.
(c) When it is immortal.
(d) When it is mortal.

4. What kind of limitation does Scarry say keeps most people from seeing beauty?
(a) Physical.
(b) Religious.
(c) Emotional.
(d) Mental.

5. What bird did Scarry see in a tree that shocked her?
(a) An owl.
(b) A crow.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A mockingbird.

Short Answer Questions

1. What struck Odysseus first about the person he visited?

2. What does Scarry say validates the existence of some things?

3. What object did Matisse write about?

4. What does Matisse blame for her preference in trees?

5. When did beauty in post colonialism make a huge entrance in studies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Emily Dickinson say about revelatory moments?

2. What is the first error of beauty explained by Scarry?

3. What does Scarry say errors in beauty really show us?

4. What realization came to Scarry by studying Matisse's works?

5. How does Scarry say that visual art is replicated?

6. What theoretical approaches were majorly emphasized in the 1990's?

7. What does Scarry say happens when the desire for beauty fades?

8. How did Leonardo Da Vinci create many of his important pieces?

9. What does Scarry say about the metaphysical qualities of beauty?

10. What part of Odysseus does Scarry include in this book, and why?

(see the answer keys)

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