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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. Who was Wittgenstein?

2. What was Matisse's occupation?

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

4. Where does Scarry look for beauty?

5. What does Scarry say is our major limitation in seeing beauty?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Scarry say many philosophers have a hard time defining?

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

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

6. What does Emily Dickinson say about revelatory moments?

7. What dos Scarry say is important about works without precedence?

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

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

10. What genre does this book fit in and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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