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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Wittgenstein?
(a) A king.
(b) A philosopher.
(c) A politician.
(d) A writer.

2. What kind of tree did Matisse always hate?
(a) Palm.
(b) Maple.
(c) Sycamore.
(d) Oak.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What changed in Scarry's vision when she found beauty in a certain tree?
(a) She saw beauty in other trees.
(b) She saw patterns of the tree in other paintings.
(c) She saw the symbolism in all living things.
(d) All of these.

11. How did Scarry feel about Plato's ideas about beauty?
(a) She hates them.
(b) She is amused by them.
(c) She is confused by them.
(d) She agreed with them.

12. 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 thinks it is a cowardly description.
(c) She disagrees.
(d) She agrees.

13. What object did Matisse write about?
(a) Roses.
(b) Palm fronds.
(c) Ivy vines.
(d) Sea shells.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Matisse's occupation?

2. How many conclusions did Scarry have about Odysseus's visit?

3. When was "The Morning Session" painted?

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

5. What does Scarry say about things that were once ugly and then appear beautiful?

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