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

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 - Hard

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

2. What object did Matisse write about?

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

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

5. What does Scarry say beautiful does NOT always include?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Wittgenstein say marked true beauty?

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

3. What realization came to Scarry by studying Matisse's works?

4. What does Scarry say about the back and forth ideas about beauty?

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

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

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

8. What revelations did Scarry have after reading about Odysseus?

9. What motif did Scarry notice in Matisse's work?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Scarry incorporate personification into this book, and what effect did this have on the tone of it?

Essay Topic 2

How did Scarry say she differed from most of the people she came in contact with, and what did this mean for her daily life?

Essay Topic 3

What was the main message of this book, and why were these particular quotes chosen to share this message?

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