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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 is the general attitude toward beauty?
3. How did Scarry feel about Proust's idea of where the most beauty could be found?
4. To what kind of craving does Scarry compare beauty?
5. What does Scarry say brings about equality in society?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is "The Painter and His Model, Studio Interior" about?
2. What does Scarry say happens when the desire for beauty fades?
3. What did Wittgenstein say marked true beauty?
4. What does Scarry say errors in beauty really show us?
5. What genre does this book fit in and why?
6. What does Emily Dickinson say about revelatory moments?
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. What does Scarry say about the metaphysical qualities of 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 does Scarry say about beauty's effect on society? What are your feelings on this?
Essay Topic 2
How do beauty and justice connect, and what is the effect of this on society?
Essay Topic 3
What was the analogy of the garden, and what message was sent through that analogy?
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