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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Scarry think beauty brings?
(a) Calmness.
(b) Justice.
(c) Confidence.
(d) All of these.

4. What does Scarry say the metaphysical aspect of beauty validates?
(a) Objectification.
(b) The arts.
(c) People.
(d) Objects.

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

6. Scarry says beauty ignites a desire for ____________.
(a) Justice.
(b) The truth.
(c) All of these.
(d) Safety.

7. What does Scarry say validates the existence of some things?
(a) Its affect on other things.
(b) Its reputation.
(c) Its beauty.
(d) Its place in history.

8. Why did Matisse have the fear she did?
(a) She saw a rose die.
(b) She had ignored subtle beauties.
(c) She heard someone praise a shell she thought was ugly.
(d) She watched ivy vines slowly kill a tree.

9. When did beauty in post colonialism make a huge entrance in studies?
(a) The 1970's.
(b) The 1980's.
(c) The 1990's.
(d) The 1960's.

10. What does Scarry say is the first form of art replication?
(a) Image.
(b) Vision.
(c) Touch.
(d) Dreaming.

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

12. 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.

13. What does Scarry say about things that once were beautiful but change?
(a) They are hard on the heart.
(b) All of these.
(c) They show use ourselves.
(d) They confuse the ideas of beauty.

14. What is Scarry's first conclusion about Odysseus's visit?
(a) Beauty is new.
(b) Beauty is sacred if it is immortal.
(c) Beauty is sacred if it is mortal.
(d) Beauty is life saving.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is "The Painter and His Model, Studio Interior" about?

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

3. How does Scarry prove her ideas about beauty?

4. When was "The Morning Session" painted?

5. What was Matisse's occupation?

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