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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. How does Scarry feel about Matisse's ideas?

2. What does Scarry say validates the existence of some things?

3. How does Wittgenstein say Leonardo Da Vinci created pure beauty?

4. Where does Scarry look for beauty?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to the humanities in the 1990's?

3. Why did Plato say people had children?

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

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

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

7. What does Scarry say about the back and forth ideas about beauty?

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

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

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

What role does symbolism play in this collection, and where does it appear? How was the tone altered by the presence of these symbols?

Essay Topic 2

How did Scarry feel about nature, and why did this set her apart from most of the other people in society at the time?`

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the limitations of beauty according to this book, and what examples of these can you see in every day life?

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