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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 is NOT always found with beauty?
(a) Love.
(b) Personality.
(c) Goodness.
(d) Evil.

2. Who wanted to banish beauty in the 20th Century?
(a) Priests.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Critics.
(d) Ugly people.

3. Beauty is compacted with ______________.
(a) Tension.
(b) Equality.
(c) Justice.
(d) Quality.

4. What is a God impervious to according to Scarry?
(a) Fear.
(b) Death.
(c) Ugliness.
(d) Harm from humans.

5. What is Scarry's hope for the next generation?
(a) They find true justice.
(b) They reinstate beauty into religion.
(c) They they understand her words.
(d) They appreciate beauty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was Voroccio important to Da Vinci?

3. What baroque writer did Scarry quote to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?

4. What kind of writing from Danto is cited in this book?

5. What did Plato say really caused children?

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