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

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

3. What does Scarry say we should stop doing to objects?
(a) Scorning them.
(b) Using them.
(c) Caring about them.
(d) Judging them.

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

5. What does Matisse blame for her preference in trees?
(a) Things her father said.
(b) Heart ache.
(c) Past experiences.
(d) Cultural differences.

Short Answer Questions

1. Scarry says there is no end to ______________for beauty.

2. When does Scarry say beauty is not sacred?

3. Which of these writers is NOT cited in the first half of this book?

4. What does Scarry think beauty brings?

5. What kind of approach does Scarry say Marxism takes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What motif did Scarry notice in Matisse's work?

2. What shocked Scarry about seeing a real owl?

3. What is "The Painter and His Model, Studio Interior" about?

4. What dos Scarry say is important about works without precedence?

5. What does Scarry say happens when the desire for beauty fades?

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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