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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Plato said the beauty of one could lead to ____________.
(a) The replication of beauty.
(b) The love between others.
(c) The creation of more.
(d) The care of all.

2. What realm does beauty live in now according to Scarry?
(a) The Real.
(b) The Imaginative.
(c) The Dream.
(d) The Literary.

3. What is the normal distinction between beauty and deity?
(a) That which motivates us and that which holds us back.
(b) That which compels us and that which calms us.
(c) That which charms us and that which moves us.
(d) That which feels natural and that which feels foreign.

4. What did Euripides describe in detail?
(a) Ships.
(b) Huts.
(c) Assembly halls.
(d) Churches.

5. What about beauty did those wanting to banish it say was destructive?
(a) All of these.
(b) People's attention on it.
(c) People's gaze on it.
(d) People's striving for it.

6. Who said that all things aspire to equality?
(a) Augustine.
(b) Aristortle.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Shakespeare.

7. Where does Scarry say the desire for social good manifests itself?
(a) In the mind.
(b) In communities.
(c) On paper.
(d) As an object.

8. What classic philosopher did Scarry quote to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?
(a) Augustine.
(b) Ariadne.
(c) Aristophanes.
(d) Aurelius.

9. What is the last kind of perception described in the book?
(a) Passive.
(b) Manipulated.
(c) Involuntary.
(d) Active.

10. Which of these is one of the mental actions Scarry says beauty inspires?
(a) Educating.
(b) Halting.
(c) Motivating.
(d) Creating.

11. What can never be harmful?
(a) Reading about beauty.
(b) Giving pleasure to others.
(c) Seeking for beautiful things.
(d) Being beautiful.

12. Who introduced the concept that led to the demotion of beauty?
(a) Paul.
(b) Cisero.
(c) Lund.
(d) Kant.

13. What part of life did the demotion of beauty affect the most?
(a) Religion.
(b) Politics.
(c) Family life.
(d) Education.

14. Why does Scarry say most people seek for things?
(a) They want a purpose.
(b) They want to own it.
(c) They want to see if it exists.
(d) They want to distract themselves.

15. What does Scarry say confirms the life of gardens?
(a) Caring for the plants there.
(b) Admiring their beauty.
(c) Helping plants reproduce.
(d) Pulling weeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Beauty was demoted from ______________.

2. What term is defined with both beauty and justice?

3. What is NOT always found with beauty?

4. What does Scarry like about the term with the dual meaning?

5. What is the final phase used to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?

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