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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. How does the poet who wrote about mistakes in beauty describe these mistakes?
(a) Strange.
(b) Dishonest.
(c) Unpleasant.
(d) Unkind.

2. In what field was beauty taboo when this book was written?
(a) All of these.
(b) Religion.
(c) Academics.
(d) Politics.

3. What does Scarry say beautiful does NOT always include?
(a) The right.
(b) The truth.
(c) The brave.
(d) The future.

4. Who says that beauty removes us from our bodies?
(a) Sorrin.
(b) Scarry.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Sophocles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocked Scarry about the bird in the tree?

2. Who painted "The Morning Session"?

3. What kind of limitation does Scarry say keeps most people from seeing beauty?

4. What symbolizes social justice for Scarry?

5. What did Proust want to stay in front of forever?

(see the answer key)

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