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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. Beauty is compacted with ______________.

2. What is uneven in the world?

3. What is most vulnerable when beauty is admired?

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

5. What is the first of the four examples used to disprove those who want to banish beauty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scarry say about critics of beauty?

2. What does Scarry say about beauty leading to urges?

3. What did Augustine say all people sought after?

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

5. What are the two perceptions of beauty Scarry talks about, and how do they differ?

6. What is the double meaning of fairness?

7. Where does Scarry see the most vulnerability in beauty being admired?

8. What did Rilke salute with his words on beauty and justice?

9. What does Scarry say about the bad vase?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the analogy of the garden, and what message was sent through that analogy?

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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