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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. When was "The Painter and His Model, Studio Interior" created?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1909.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1919.

2. What symbolizes social justice for Scarry?
(a) The earth.
(b) The sky.
(c) The moon.
(d) The stars.

3. What complaints against beauty bother Scarry the most?
(a) Political complaints.
(b) Past complaints.
(c) Religious complaints.
(d) Jealous complaints.

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

5. What shocked Scarry about the bird in the tree?
(a) It was larger than life.
(b) It was beautiful.
(c) It was scary.
(d) It was not how she thought it would be.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fear did Matisse write about?

2. What did Wittgenstein say marked true beauty?

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

4. What was Iris Murdoch's occupation?

5. What realm does beauty live in now according to Scarry?

(see the answer key)

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