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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. What does Scarry say is our major limitation in seeing beauty?
(a) We have to start from the beginning.
(b) We are burdened with physical needs.
(c) We do not remember past lives.
(d) We rely on our sight.

2. Where was beauty largely noticed in the 1990's?
(a) The humanities.
(b) Politics.
(c) Natural settings.
(d) Patriotic ideals.

3. Which of these 'nots' is NOT associated with beauty?
(a) Not male.
(b) Not harmful.
(c) Not righteous.
(d) Not night.

4. What does Scarry say validates the existence of some things?
(a) Its reputation.
(b) Its affect on other things.
(c) Its beauty.
(d) Its place in history.

5. What kind of approach does Scarry say feminism takes?
(a) Political.
(b) Religious.
(c) Theoretical.
(d) Generational.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fear did Matisse write about?

2. What object did Matisse write about?

3. What does Scarry use a cube to prove?

4. What does an onlooker of beauty often wish?

5. What shocked Scarry about the bird in the tree?

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