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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 is a God impervious to according to Scarry?

2. What country did the contemporary writer tell about?

3. What does Scarry say was removed from beauty with its demotion?

4. What kind of life does Scarry want to make beautiful?

5. What was the profession of the friend of Scarry's who doubted her ideas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scarry say about critics of beauty?

2. What does Scarry say is different about people searching for beauty?

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

4. What mental actions does Scarry write about, and what do they cause?

5. What does Scarry say is the normal distinction between the sublime and the beautiful?

6. How does Scarry end this book?

7. What does Scarry say about gardens?

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

9. What does Scarry say comes to a community before justice?

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

Where does vulnerability fit in with beauty and the admiration of it, according to Scarry? What are your thoughts on this thesis?

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 are the beautiful and the sublime separated according to Scarry?

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