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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Scarry say is our major limitation in seeing beauty?
(a) We are burdened with physical needs.
(b) We have to start from the beginning.
(c) We rely on our sight.
(d) We do not remember past lives.

2. Who wrote about Odysseus?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Homer.
(c) Plato.
(d) Heracles.

3. Why does Scarry say a certain tree loses its beauty?
(a) It has seasons.
(b) It gets old.
(c) It doesn't belong everywhere.
(d) It symbolizes bad things.

4. What did Scarry say many philosophers had a hard time doing?
(a) Finding beauty.
(b) Being happy.
(c) Defining beauty.
(d) Being honest.

5. What kind of moment does Scarry say follows most errors?
(a) A moment of decision.
(b) A moment of revelation.
(c) A moment of clarity.
(d) A moment of confusion.

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

7. How many conclusions did Scarry have about Odysseus's visit?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

8. What led to Proust's desire to stay somewhere the rest of his life?
(a) The need to be near beauty.
(b) The anger of not being beautiful.
(c) The effects of beauty on him.
(d) The pride of creating beauty.

9. What kind of tree did Matisse love?
(a) Sycamore.
(b) Palm.
(c) Maple.
(d) Oak.

10. What does Matisse blame for her preference in trees?
(a) Past experiences.
(b) Heart ache.
(c) Things her father said.
(d) Cultural differences.

11. Scarry says there is no end to ______________for beauty.
(a) The need.
(b) The desire.
(c) All of these.
(d) The place.

12. Where did Matisse do most of his work?
(a) Rooftops.
(b) The studio.
(c) A bathroom.
(d) A stage.

13. What is the title of the second section of this book?
(a) "Beauty Prompts a Copy of Itself."
(b) "Beauty Prompts Praise of Itself."
(c) "Beauty Prompts Some Inner Workings."
(d) "Beauty Prompts a Battle Within."

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

15. How many times was Odyessus saved by beauty?
(a) Once.
(b) Three.
(c) Too many to count.
(d) Twice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Scarry find a motif?

2. What does Scarry say the metaphysical aspect of beauty validates?

3. Who painted "The Morning Session"?

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

5. Why was Voroccio important to Da Vinci?

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