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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. Those who wanted to banish beauty wanted to keep beauty out of ___________.

2. What is the second phase used to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?

3. What country did the contemporary writer tell about?

4. Why do some people claim beauty is not earned?

5. What mid-century writer did Scarry quote to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Scarry use as her examples against those who said beauty was bad?

3. What did Augustine say all people sought after?

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

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

6. What are the two perceptions of beauty Scarry talks about, and how do they differ?

7. How does Scarry say most people feel when they admire beauty in others?

8. How does Scarry end this book?

9. What did Edmund Burke do to start the demotion of beauty?

10. What does Scarry say about the bad vase?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How were your thoughts on beauty changed while reading this book, and why?

Essay Topic 2

What does Scarry say about beauty's effect on society? What are your feelings on this?

Essay Topic 3

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

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