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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 led to beauty being trapped in a particular realm?
(a) People changing its ideas.
(b) Its demotion.
(c) The negative views about it.
(d) The poems written about it.

2. Where did Proust see the most beauty?
(a) In ideas.
(b) In particulars.
(c) In generalities.
(d) In landscapes.

3. What does Scarry say confirms the life of gardens?
(a) Caring for the plants there.
(b) Pulling weeds.
(c) Admiring their beauty.
(d) Helping plants reproduce.

4. How are the complaints lodged against beauty described?
(a) Ridiculous.
(b) Unfair.
(c) All of these.
(d) Incoherent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the vulnerable person who admires beauty risk?

2. Why does Scarry think Matisse will reach more people than her?

3. What baroque writer did Scarry quote to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?

4. What kind of moment does Scarry say precedes most errors?

5. When was "The Morning Session" painted?

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