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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 many phases does Scarry use to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?

2. How many kinds of perception does Scarry talk about in this book?

3. What is the first phase used to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?

4. How does a bad vase give value to something else?

5. What symbolizes social justice for Scarry?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Scarry say most people feel when they admire beauty in others?

2. What did Plato say about the beauty of one?

3. What does Scarry always include in her writing and why?

4. What does Scarry say about critics of beauty?

5. What does Scarry not like about the negative arguments against beauty?

6. What did Augustine say all people sought after?

7. With what does the search for beauty make a compact?

8. What is the double meaning of fairness?

9. What did critics of beauty in Scarry's time say about beauty?

10. How do gods prove the usefulness of beauty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do some people want to banish beauty in educational facilities, and what effect do you think this would have on those facilities?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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