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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. How did Scarry feel about Proust's idea of where the most beauty could be found?
(a) She sees the merit, but thinks it is too bold.
(b) She agrees.
(c) She thinks it is a cowardly description.
(d) She disagrees.

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

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

4. To what kind of craving does Scarry compare beauty?
(a) Water.
(b) Food.
(c) Shelter.
(d) Sex.

5. Who wrote poems about mistakes in beauty?
(a) John Donne.
(b) Robert Frost.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Plato.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarry say we should stop doing to objects?

2. Scarry says most beauty is what kind of event?

3. When was "The Morning Session" painted?

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

5. What does Scarry say the metaphysical aspect of beauty validates?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Proust want to spend his life doing, and why?

2. What part of Odysseus does Scarry include in this book, and why?

3. What is the first error of beauty explained by Scarry?

4. What is "The Painter and His Model, Studio Interior" about?

5. What impulses does Scarry say beauty causes?

6. Why did Scarry include her experience of seeing an owl in this book?

7. What shocked Scarry about seeing a real owl?

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

9. What did Wittgenstein say marked true beauty?

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

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