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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 do people seek out beauty?
(a) They want to add it to the world.
(b) They want to become beautiful.
(c) They want to lighten their load.
(d) They want to see if it exists.

2. What symbolizes social justice for Scarry?
(a) The moon.
(b) The earth.
(c) The sky.
(d) The stars.

3. What does the vulnerable person who admires beauty risk?
(a) Having no privacy.
(b) Giving up secrets.
(c) Being rejected.
(d) Becoming attached.

4. Beauty was demoted from ______________.
(a) The arts.
(b) The sublime.
(c) All of these.
(d) The natural man.

5. What is an important part of Scarry's ideal world?
(a) The sky.
(b) The rain.
(c) The weather.
(d) The clouds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about beauty did those wanting to banish it say was destructive?

2. In what field was beauty taboo when this book was written?

3. What did those who wanted to banish beauty think was wrong with it?

4. Why can't poems be harmed?

5. How are the complaints lodged against beauty described?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Anrdreas Eshete write about?

2. What about beauty did Scarry's critics say was destructive?

3. What does Scarry say comes to a community before justice?

4. What does Scarry use as her examples against those who said beauty was bad?

5. What did critics of beauty in Scarry's time say about beauty?

6. What does Scarry always include in her writing and why?

7. What does Scarry say about gardens?

8. How does Scarry say most people feel when they admire beauty in others?

9. What did Edmund Burke do to start the demotion of beauty?

10. What did Augustine say all people sought after?

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