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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 led to Proust's desire to stay somewhere the rest of his life?

2. Who wrote poems about mistakes in beauty?

3. How many times was Odyessus saved by beauty?

4. What did Plato say really caused children?

5. Why does Scarry say a certain tree loses its beauty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Wittgenstein say marked true beauty?

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

3. What did Proust want to spend his life doing, and why?

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

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

6. What is the first error of beauty explained by Scarry?

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

8. What shocked Scarry about seeing a real owl?

9. Why did Plato say people had children?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What was your favorite quote from this book, and why was it so significant to you?

Essay Topic 3

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

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