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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 the first of the four examples used to disprove those who want to banish beauty?
(a) Persons.
(b) Poems.
(c) Gods.
(d) Gardens.

2. How does a bad vase give value to something else?
(a) It doesn't detract from beauty.
(b) It allows the maker practice.
(c) It lowers the standards.
(d) It provides opposition.

3. What did Plato say really caused children?
(a) The act of beauty replicating itself.
(b) The desire of men to see themselves.
(c) The banal need for beauty.
(d) The repercussions of pride.

4. What does Matisse say her preference in trees kept her from doing?
(a) Seeing beauty all around.
(b) Believing others ideas.
(c) Accepting other cultures.
(d) Living a full life.

5. Which of these writers is NOT cited in the first half of this book?
(a) Homer.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Dickinson.
(d) Plato.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are the complaints lodged against beauty described?

2. How does Scarry describe her explanations of beauty?

3. What did Euripides describe in detail?

4. What is different about the searches for beauty than other searches?

5. What does the vulnerable person who admires beauty risk?

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