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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 does Scarry say the general attitude about beauty indicates in society?
(a) The strange directional challenges.
(b) The worsening of morals.
(c) The pliancy of consciousness.
(d) The need for religion.

2. What fear did Matisse write about?
(a) She had missed other beauties in life.
(b) She would never be beautiful.
(c) Others would never see her beauty.
(d) She would die and lose her beauty.

3. What did Euripides describe in detail?
(a) Ships.
(b) Assembly halls.
(c) Churches.
(d) Huts.

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

5. How did Scarry's doubtful friend study her ideas about beauty?
(a) He compared it with his own works.
(b) He read them forwards and backwards.
(c) He read it over the space of a year.
(d) He looked at both sides.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of limitation does Scarry say keeps most people from seeing beauty?

2. How many conclusions did Scarry have about Odysseus's visit?

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

4. How does Scarry feel about Matisse's ideas?

5. What does Scarry say Beauty's aim should be?

(see the answer key)

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