On Beauty and Being Just Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Elaine Scarry
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On Beauty and Being Just Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Elaine Scarry
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of book is this?
(a) Historical.
(b) Self Help.
(c) Philosophical.
(d) Hypnotical.

2. How does Scarry prove her ideas about beauty?
(a) She interviews other leaders.
(b) She cites studies.
(c) She quotes old philosophers.
(d) She gives her own experiences.

3. When was "The Morning Session" painted?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1984.

4. What kind of limitation does Scarry say keeps most people from seeing beauty?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Mental.
(c) Physical.
(d) Religious.

5. Where did Matisse do most of his work?
(a) The studio.
(b) Rooftops.
(c) A bathroom.
(d) A stage.

6. How many conclusions did Scarry have about Odysseus's visit?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

7. What was Matisse's occupation?
(a) Professor.
(b) Painter.
(c) Actor.
(d) Poet.

8. How did Scarry feel about Plato's ideas about beauty?
(a) She agreed with them.
(b) She is amused by them.
(c) She hates them.
(d) She is confused by them.

9. What does Scarry say Beauty's aim should be?
(a) To improve society.
(b) To combat evil.
(c) To show truth.
(d) To tell the future.

10. What does Scarry say validates the existence of some things?
(a) Its reputation.
(b) Its place in history.
(c) Its affect on other things.
(d) Its beauty.

11. What does Scarry say the general attitude about beauty indicates in society?
(a) The need for religion.
(b) The strange directional challenges.
(c) The pliancy of consciousness.
(d) The worsening of morals.

12. What did Wittgenstein say marked true beauty?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Replication.
(c) Pride.
(d) Anonymity.

13. What kind of approach does Scarry say feminism takes?
(a) Political.
(b) Religious.
(c) Theoretical.
(d) Generational.

14. What is Scarry's first conclusion about Odysseus's visit?
(a) Beauty is sacred if it is immortal.
(b) Beauty is life saving.
(c) Beauty is new.
(d) Beauty is sacred if it is mortal.

15. What kind of tree did Matisse love?
(a) Sycamore.
(b) Maple.
(c) Oak.
(d) Palm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Proust's occupation?

2. Where did Proust see the most beauty?

3. What did Plato say really caused children?

4. How does Wittgenstein say Leonardo Da Vinci created pure beauty?

5. Whom did Danto write to in his excerpt in this book?

(see the answer keys)

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