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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On Beauty and Being Fair.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Scarry think Matisse will reach more people than her?
(a) He was an artist.
(b) He held grudges.
(c) He had children.
(d) He was famous.

2. What kind of tree did Matisse always hate?
(a) Oak.
(b) Maple.
(c) Palm.
(d) Sycamore.

3. What struck Odysseus first about the person he visited?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) Her strength.
(c) Her nudity.
(d) Her gentility.

4. What mid-century writer did Scarry quote to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?
(a) Sim.
(b) Sion.
(c) Simon.
(d) Simone.

5. What is the last kind of perception described in the book?
(a) Manipulated.
(b) Involuntary.
(c) Passive.
(d) Active.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the fourth of the four examples used to disprove those who want to banish beauty?

2. What does Scarry like about the term with the dual meaning?

3. What did Proust want to stay in front of forever?

4. What kind of approach does Scarry say feminism takes?

5. What changed in Scarry's vision when she found beauty in a certain tree?

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