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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 contemporary writer did Scarry quote to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?
(a) Erete.
(b) Eshete.
(c) Efete.
(d) Ekete.

2. What is every person seeking?
(a) All of these.
(b) Belonging.
(c) Beauty.
(d) Love.

3. How many phases does Scarry use to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. How did Scarry feel about Proust's idea of where the most beauty could be found?
(a) She sees the merit, but thinks it is too bold.
(b) She thinks it is a cowardly description.
(c) She disagrees.
(d) She agrees.

5. Scarry says beauty ignites a desire for ____________.
(a) Safety.
(b) Justice.
(c) All of these.
(d) The truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does beauty unseen improve?

2. When did beauty in post colonialism make a huge entrance in studies?

3. What is an important part of Scarry's ideal world?

4. What implications are investigated in the section on being fair?

5. How does a bad vase give value to something else?

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