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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 realm does beauty live in now according to Scarry?
(a) The Literary.
(b) The Imaginative.
(c) The Dream.
(d) The Real.

2. Who wrote about Odysseus?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Heracles.
(c) Homer.
(d) Plato.

3. Scarry's doubtful friend agreed with the idea that ________________.
(a) Beauty and justice needed balance.
(b) People needed beauty to survive.
(c) People were better with beauty.
(d) Beauty brought about good.

4. What does Matisse blame for her preference in trees?
(a) Heart ache.
(b) Things her father said.
(c) Past experiences.
(d) Cultural differences.

5. How does Scarry feel about Matisse's ideas?
(a) She is confused by them.
(b) She disagrees.
(c) She agrees with her.
(d) She agrees with only parts of them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says that beauty puts us in touch with our bodies?

2. What kind of argument was used when Scarry described what beauty could not do?

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

4. Why did Matisse have the fear she did?

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

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