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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 was demoted from ______________.

2. What term is defined with both beauty and justice?

3. What started the demotion of beauty?

4. What is NOT always found with beauty?

5. What is the final phase used to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Scarry use as her examples against those who said beauty was bad?

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

7. What is the double meaning of fairness?

8. How does Scarry end this book?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What were the four examples Scarry used to claim that beauty causes no harm, and how were they used?

Essay Topic 3

How did the selection of quotes chosen by Scarry work together to make this book effective and significant?

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