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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. What is uneven in the world?

2. In what field was beauty taboo when this book was written?

3. What is the only place where beauty can possibly be bad?

4. What is every person seeking?

5. What part of life did the demotion of beauty affect the most?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Scarry say about beauty leading to urges?

2. What feeling do most people achieve when they seek beauty?

3. What did Rilke salute with his words on beauty and justice?

4. What does Scarry say comes to a community before justice?

5. What does Scarry say about critics of beauty?

6. What does Scarry always include in her writing and why?

7. What did critics of beauty in Scarry's time say about beauty?

8. Where does Scarry see the most vulnerability in beauty being admired?

9. What about beauty did Scarry's critics say was destructive?

10. What does Scarry say about the bad vase?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the errors in beauty mentioned by Scarry, and how do you think they can be overcome?

Essay Topic 2

What was your favorite quote from this book, and why was it so significant to you?

Essay Topic 3

How did Scarry feel about nature, and why did this set her apart from most of the other people in society at the time?`

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