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

Elaine Scarry
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

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

Elaine Scarry
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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. Where does Scarry look for beauty?
(a) Nature.
(b) Objects.
(c) All of these.
(d) People.

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

3. What did Proust want to stay in front of forever?
(a) The grave of his wife.
(b) A mirror.
(c) An image of a girl serving milk.
(d) A self portrait.

4. What does Scarry say we should stop doing to objects?
(a) Judging them.
(b) Caring about them.
(c) Using them.
(d) Scorning them.

5. What does Scarry say beautiful does NOT always include?
(a) The brave.
(b) The future.
(c) The right.
(d) The truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bird did Scarry see in a tree that shocked her?

2. Why does Scarry think Matisse will reach more people than her?

3. What did Scarry say many philosophers had a hard time doing?

4. How does Scarry prove her ideas about beauty?

5. Scarry says beauty ignites a desire for ____________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Emily Dickinson say about revelatory moments?

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

5. What shocked Scarry about seeing a real owl?

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

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

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

9. How did Leonardo Da Vinci create many of his important pieces?

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

(see the answer keys)

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