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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 is Scarry's second conclusion about Odysseus's visit?

2. How does the poet who wrote about mistakes in beauty describe these mistakes?

3. What struck Odysseus first about the person he visited?

4. Scarry says there is no end to ______________for beauty.

5. Who disavows the virtues of beauty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scarry say happens when the desire for beauty fades?

2. Why did Plato say people had children?

3. What shocked Scarry about seeing a real owl?

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

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

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

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

8. What did Wittgenstein say marked true beauty?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do beauty and justice connect, and what is the effect of this on society?

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

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