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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who disavows the virtues of beauty?
(a) Those who are afraid.
(b) Those who hoard beauty.
(c) Those who have no beauty.
(d) Those who are selfish.

2. Who painted "The Morning Session"?
(a) Picasso.
(b) Scarry.
(c) Oscar Wilde.
(d) Matisse.

3. What does Scarry say the general attitude about beauty indicates in society?
(a) The strange directional challenges.
(b) The need for religion.
(c) The pliancy of consciousness.
(d) The worsening of morals.

4. What is Scarry's third conclusion about Odysseus's visit?
(a) Beauty is new.
(b) Beauty is life saving.
(c) Beauty cannot always last.
(d) Beauty can be evil.

5. What shocked Scarry about the bird in the tree?
(a) It was scary.
(b) It was beautiful.
(c) It was not how she thought it would be.
(d) It was larger than life.

6. How did Scarry feel about Proust's idea of where the most beauty could be found?
(a) She sees the merit, but thinks it is too bold.
(b) She agrees.
(c) She thinks it is a cowardly description.
(d) She disagrees.

7. What fear did Matisse write about?
(a) She had missed other beauties in life.
(b) She would never be beautiful.
(c) She would die and lose her beauty.
(d) Others would never see her beauty.

8. What is a motif?
(a) A repeated pattern.
(b) A theme.
(c) A way of expression.
(d) A kind of poem.

9. What was Proust's occupation?
(a) Philosopher.
(b) Writer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Preacher.

10. What does Scarry say is the general attitude toward beauty?
(a) It goes back and forth.
(b) It is destructive.
(c) It is productive.
(d) It causes both harm and damage.

11. Where did Scarry first see beauty in a certain tree?
(a) A vacation.
(b) A painting.
(c) A book.
(d) A dream.

12. Where did Proust see the most beauty?
(a) In ideas.
(b) In particulars.
(c) In generalities.
(d) In landscapes.

13. How does Scarry say education helps beauty?
(a) It brings out the inner beauty.
(b) It stops people from settling for ugliness.
(c) It teaches other to be lovely.
(d) It has continual creation.

14. Where was beauty largely noticed in the 1990's?
(a) Natural settings.
(b) Politics.
(c) Patriotic ideals.
(d) The humanities.

15. How does Wittgenstein say Leonardo Da Vinci created pure beauty?
(a) He copied others.
(b) He created what he wanted.
(c) He never sought for acclaim.
(d) He donated his profits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of these is one of the errors in beauty listed in this book?

2. What does Scarry say Beauty's aim should be?

3. What does Scarry say beautiful does NOT always include?

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

5. What does Scarry say is our major limitation in seeing beauty?

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