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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. How did Scarry's doubtful friend study her ideas about beauty?
(a) He looked at both sides.
(b) He read them forwards and backwards.
(c) He read it over the space of a year.
(d) He compared it with his own works.

2. What does Scarry say about things that once were beautiful but change?
(a) They show use ourselves.
(b) They are hard on the heart.
(c) They confuse the ideas of beauty.
(d) All of these.

3. What replaces the paint brush for part of The Morning Session?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Fingers.
(c) Palm fronds.
(d) Ink pens.

4. Why can't poems be harmed?
(a) They are inanimate.
(b) They are creations.
(c) They are eternal.
(d) They are full of life.

5. What kind of potential does Scarry reaffirm when working in a garden?
(a) Personal potential.
(b) Global potential.
(c) National potential.
(d) Human potential.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Scarry's third conclusion about Odysseus's visit?

2. What does Scarry say marked works created imperfectly?

3. What is the first phase used to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?

4. What was Proust's occupation?

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

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