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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 does Scarry say beautiful does NOT always include?

2. Whom did Odysseus visit?

3. What does Scarry say the general attitude about beauty indicates in society?

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

5. When was "The Morning Session" painted?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Plato say people had children?

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

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

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

6. Why does Scarry defend beauty?

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

8. What does Emily Dickinson say about revelatory moments?

9. What does Scarry say about the back and forth ideas about beauty?

10. How does Scarry say that visual art is replicated?

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

How did Scarry say she differed from most of the people she came in contact with, and what did this mean for her daily life?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the analogies Scarry used when teaching about beauty, and how did they affect the audiences who heard them?

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