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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. Where did Scarry find a motif?
(a) In her taste.
(b) In art.
(c) In music.
(d) In beauty.

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

3. What is the first kind of perception described by Scarry?
(a) Passive.
(b) Involuntary.
(c) Voluntary.
(d) Active.

4. How many kinds of perception does Scarry talk about in this book?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a God impervious to according to Scarry?

2. What started the demotion of beauty?

3. What does Scarry try to include in her writing?

4. What is "The Painter and His Model, Studio Interior" about?

5. What does beauty urge people to do in a good way?

(see the answer key)

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