On Beauty and Being Just Test | Final Test - Hard

Elaine Scarry
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

On Beauty and Being Just Test | Final Test - Hard

Elaine Scarry
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 is the first of the four examples used to disprove those who want to banish beauty?

2. What is uneven in the world?

3. What specific plat type does Scarry refer to when talking about gardens?

4. What mid-century writer did Scarry quote to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?

5. What does Scarry say about the notions of those who wanted to banish beauty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Edmund Burke do to start the demotion of beauty?

2. What does Scarry say about beauty leading to urges?

3. What is the double meaning of fairness?

4. What does Scarry say is the normal distinction between the sublime and the beautiful?

5. How do gods prove the usefulness of beauty?

6. What did Augustine say all people sought after?

7. What feeling do most people achieve when they seek beauty?

8. What does Scarry say comes to a community before justice?

9. What does Scarry say about critics of beauty?

10. Why do some people feel beauty is not earned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the selection of quotes chosen by Scarry work together to make this book effective and significant?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the limitations of beauty according to this book, and what examples of these can you see in every day life?

Essay Topic 3

How are the beautiful and the sublime separated according to Scarry?

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