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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. Why did Matisse have the fear she did?
(a) She saw a rose die.
(b) She heard someone praise a shell she thought was ugly.
(c) She watched ivy vines slowly kill a tree.
(d) She had ignored subtle beauties.

2. What bird did Scarry see in a tree that shocked her?
(a) An owl.
(b) A mockingbird.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A crow.

3. What baroque writer did Scarry quote to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?
(a) Frieud.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Plato.
(d) None of these.

4. When was "The Morning Session" painted?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1894.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Matisse blame for her preference in trees?

2. How does Scarry say education helps beauty?

3. When was "The Painter and His Model, Studio Interior" created?

4. What was the profession of the friend of Scarry's who doubted her ideas?

5. Which of these writers is NOT cited in the first half of this book?

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