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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 was the profession of the friend of Scarry's who doubted her ideas?
(a) Writer.
(b) Professor.
(c) Philosopher.
(d) Politician.

2. What does Scarry say was removed from beauty with its demotion?
(a) Its widespread diversity.
(b) Its metaphysical qualities.
(c) Its good effects.
(d) Its educational qualities.

3. What does beauty give us access to do?
(a) Be distracted from evil.
(b) Feel alive.
(c) Seek better things.
(d) Find love.

4. What is the second of the four examples used to disprove those who want to banish beauty?
(a) Persons.
(b) Gods.
(c) Gardens.
(d) Poems.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What realm does beauty live in now according to Scarry?

2. What started the demotion of beauty?

3. What kind of pressure does beauty cause?

4. Where does Scarry say the desire for social good manifests itself?

5. What is the first of the four examples used to disprove those who want to banish beauty?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do gods prove the usefulness of beauty?

2. What does Scarry say about gardens?

3. What did Anrdreas Eshete write about?

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

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

6. What does Scarry say is different about people searching for beauty?

7. What does Scarry say about the bad vase?

8. What feeling do most people achieve when they seek beauty?

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

10. What is the double meaning of fairness?

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