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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Scarry think Matisse will reach more people than her?

2. Who disavows the virtues of beauty?

3. What does Scarry say about things that once were beautiful but change?

4. What does Scarry say we should stop doing to objects?

5. Who painted "The Morning Session"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What realization came to Scarry by studying Matisse's works?

5. What shocked Scarry about seeing a real owl?

6. Why did Plato say people had children?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the selection of quotes chosen by Scarry work together to make this book effective and significant?

Essay Topic 2

What was Scarry's relationship with God, and what led to this? How did she maintain this in her life?

Essay Topic 3

What were the four examples Scarry used to claim that beauty causes no harm, and how were they used?

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