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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 was the profession of the friend of Scarry's who doubted her ideas?
(a) Writer.
(b) Philosopher.
(c) Politician.
(d) Professor.

2. What is the only place where beauty can possibly be bad?
(a) In nature.
(b) In religion.
(c) In memories.
(d) In humans.

3. What is an important part of Scarry's ideal world?
(a) The weather.
(b) The rain.
(c) The sky.
(d) The clouds.

4. What is the normal distinction between beauty and deity?
(a) That which feels natural and that which feels foreign.
(b) That which compels us and that which calms us.
(c) That which charms us and that which moves us.
(d) That which motivates us and that which holds us back.

5. Which of these is one of the mental actions Scarry says beauty inspires?
(a) Receiving.
(b) Computing.
(c) Perceiving.
(d) Judging.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of the second section of this book?

3. Why does Scarry say a certain tree loses its beauty?

4. What do unharmed poems prove?

5. What was Matisse's occupation?

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