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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 did Scarry salute?

2. Scarry's doubtful friend agreed with the idea that ________________.

3. Beauty is compacted with ______________.

4. What symbolizes social justice for Scarry?

5. What started the demotion of beauty?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Scarry feel about the political implications on beauty in her time?

2. What does Scarry say can never be harmful to humans, and why?

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

4. What feeling do most people achieve when they seek beauty?

5. What does Scarry say about the bad vase?

6. How do gods prove the usefulness of beauty?

7. What about beauty did Scarry's critics say was destructive?

8. What does Scarry say most people want when they search for things?

9. What did Edmund Burke do to start the demotion of beauty?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What does Scarry say about beauty's effect on society? What are your feelings on this?

Essay Topic 3

What role does symbolism play in this collection, and where does it appear? How was the tone altered by the presence of these symbols?

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