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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the author want to perpetuate beauty?
(a) To show she is write.
(b) To make life happier.
(c) All of these.
(d) To make the world better.

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

3. What form did Scarry study most in Matisse's work?
(a) Prints.
(b) Glices.
(c) Catalogues.
(d) Originals.

4. Who wrote poems about mistakes in beauty?
(a) John Donne.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Robert Frost.
(d) Plato.

5. Which one of these is one of the errors in beauty listed in this book?
(a) The variety of perspectives.
(b) All the abuse it causes.
(c) The self indulgence of it.
(d) Attributes being unevenly noted.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Scarry say validates the existence of some things?

3. Who disavows the virtues of beauty?

4. How does Scarry say she feels when she stops craving beauty?

5. What is the title of the second section of this book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What genre does this book fit in and why?

2. What does Scarry say about the metaphysical qualities of beauty?

3. What does Scarry say about the back and forth ideas about beauty?

4. What revelations did Scarry have after reading about Odysseus?

5. What part of Odysseus does Scarry include in this book, and why?

6. What does Scarry say many philosophers have a hard time defining?

7. Why did Scarry include her experience of seeing an owl in this book?

8. Why does Scarry say some people do not defend beauty?

9. What shocked Scarry about seeing a real owl?

10. How does Scarry say that visual art is replicated?

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