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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 is Scarry's first conclusion about Odysseus's visit?
(a) Beauty is sacred if it is mortal.
(b) Beauty is new.
(c) Beauty is sacred if it is immortal.
(d) Beauty is life saving.

2. Who painted "The Morning Session"?
(a) Oscar Wilde.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Matisse.
(d) Scarry.

3. 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.

4. What do unharmed poems prove?
(a) Beauty is not always the same.
(b) Beauty is not harmful.
(c) Beauty is not bad.
(d) Beauty is not mortal.

5. What kind of book is this?
(a) Philosophical.
(b) Self Help.
(c) Hypnotical.
(d) Historical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Scarry say the desire for social good manifests itself?

2. Why did Matisse have the fear she did?

3. Which of these 'nots' is NOT associated with beauty?

4. Why does the author want to perpetuate beauty?

5. What kind of potential does Scarry reaffirm when working in a garden?

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