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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Wittgenstein?
(a) A politician.
(b) A king.
(c) A philosopher.
(d) A writer.

2. How does the poet who wrote about mistakes in beauty describe these mistakes?
(a) Unkind.
(b) Strange.
(c) Unpleasant.
(d) Dishonest.

3. Where was beauty largely noticed in the 1990's?
(a) The humanities.
(b) Politics.
(c) Patriotic ideals.
(d) Natural settings.

4. What form did Scarry study most in Matisse's work?
(a) Originals.
(b) Catalogues.
(c) Prints.
(d) Glices.

5. What is "The Painter and His Model, Studio Interior" about?
(a) The artist's lifestyle.
(b) The act of painting.
(c) The beauty of nature.
(d) The cause of art.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarry say Beauty's aim should be?

2. What changed in Scarry's vision when she found beauty in a certain tree?

3. What is the title of the second section of this book?

4. How does Scarry say education helps beauty?

5. How did Scarry feel about Plato's ideas about beauty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scarry say about the metaphysical qualities of beauty?

2. What did Wittgenstein say marked true beauty?

3. What does Scarry say made her love certain trees and hate others?

4. What dos Scarry say is important about works without precedence?

5. What does Scarry say happens when the desire for beauty fades?

6. What impulses does Scarry say beauty causes?

7. Why does Scarry defend beauty?

8. What theoretical approaches were majorly emphasized in the 1990's?

9. What kind of change in beauty is hardest for Scarry to deal with and why?

10. What does Scarry say errors in beauty really show us?

(see the answer keys)

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