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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. Where does Scarry look for beauty?
(a) Nature.
(b) Objects.
(c) All of these.
(d) People.

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

3. What shocked Scarry about the bird in the tree?
(a) It was scary.
(b) It was larger than life.
(c) It was not how she thought it would be.
(d) It was beautiful.

4. When does Scarry say beauty is not sacred?
(a) When it is corrupted.
(b) When it is immortal.
(c) When it is used for evil.
(d) When it is mortal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Scarry find a motif?

2. How does Scarry say education helps beauty?

3. Scarry's doubtful friend agreed with the idea that ________________.

4. When was "The Morning Session" painted?

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

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