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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. What does Scarry think brings about the most social good?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Equality.
(d) Justice.

2. When was "The Painter and His Model, Studio Interior" created?
(a) 1909.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1919.

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

4. How many times was Odyessus saved by beauty?
(a) Twice.
(b) Once.
(c) Too many to count.
(d) Three.

5. What did Scarry say many philosophers had a hard time doing?
(a) Defining beauty.
(b) Being happy.
(c) Finding beauty.
(d) Being honest.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Scarry say beauty is not sacred?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of change in beauty is easier for Scarry to deal with and why?

2. What did Wittgenstein say marked true beauty?

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

4. For what is Matisse known?

5. What kind of change in beauty is hardest for Scarry to deal with and why?

6. What does Scarry say errors in beauty really show us?

7. What impulses does Scarry say beauty causes?

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

9. What shocked Scarry about seeing a real owl?

10. How did Leonardo Da Vinci create many of his important pieces?

(see the answer keys)

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