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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was "The Morning Session" painted?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1924.

3. What does Matisse say should increase beauty in strange things?
(a) Love.
(b) Happy memories.
(c) Agreeable opinions.
(d) Cultural differences.

4. Why does Scarry think Matisse will reach more people than her?
(a) He held grudges.
(b) He had children.
(c) He was famous.
(d) He was an artist.

5. To what kind of craving does Scarry compare beauty?
(a) Shelter.
(b) Sex.
(c) Food.
(d) Water.

6. Why was Voroccio important to Da Vinci?
(a) He had an affair with Da Vinci.
(b) He inspired Da Vinci.
(c) He was a father figure to Da Vinci.
(d) He tutored under Da Vinci.

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

8. How did Da Vinci create beauty?
(a) He painted.
(b) He was an inventor.
(c) All of these.
(d) He sketched.

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

10. What struck Odysseus first about the person he visited?
(a) Her nudity.
(b) Her beauty.
(c) Her gentility.
(d) Her strength.

11. What kind of approach does Scarry say Marxism takes?
(a) Generational.
(b) Political.
(c) Theoretical.
(d) Religious.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Scarry feel about Matisse's ideas?

2. Scarry says most beauty is what kind of event?

3. What kind of limitation does Scarry say keeps most people from seeing beauty?

4. What is a motif?

5. What does Scarry say is the first form of art replication?

(see the answer keys)

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