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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. What kind of moment does Scarry say precedes most errors?

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

3. Where did Proust see the most beauty?

4. What did Plato say really caused children?

5. How many times was Odyessus saved by beauty?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Scarry say made her love certain trees and hate others?

4. What did Wittgenstein say marked true beauty?

5. What does Emily Dickinson say about revelatory moments?

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

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

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

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

10. What theoretical approaches were majorly emphasized in the 1990's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the main message of this book, and why were these particular quotes chosen to share this message?

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

How did Scarry incorporate personification into this book, and what effect did this have on the tone of it?

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