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

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

3. What does an onlooker of beauty often wish?
(a) To create something as beautiful.
(b) To stay there a little longer.
(c) To enhance their own lives.
(d) To trade places with the beautiful being.

4. What is the final phase used to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?
(a) Contemporary writers.
(b) Baroque writers.
(c) Classic philosophers.
(d) Mid-Century writers.

5. What is the second phase used to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?
(a) Classic philosophers.
(b) Baroque writers.
(c) Mid-Century writers.
(d) Contemporary writers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Scarry feel about Proust's idea of where the most beauty could be found?

2. Whom did Odysseus visit?

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

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

5. What does Scarry say the metaphysical aspect of beauty validates?

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