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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 changed in Scarry's vision when she found beauty in a certain tree?
(a) She saw beauty in other trees.
(b) All of these.
(c) She saw the symbolism in all living things.
(d) She saw patterns of the tree in other paintings.

2. What is Scarry's second conclusion about Odysseus's visit?
(a) Beauty is new.
(b) Beauty is sacred if it is mortal.
(c) Beauty is life saving.
(d) Beauty is sacred if it is immortal.

3. What does Scarry say confirms the life of gardens?
(a) Caring for the plants there.
(b) Admiring their beauty.
(c) Helping plants reproduce.
(d) Pulling weeds.

4. What is uneven in the world?
(a) All of these.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Aesthetics.
(d) Education.

5. What does Scarry say about things that were once ugly and then appear beautiful?
(a) They are worse than beautiful things going ugly.
(b) They are revelatory moments.
(c) They can be pleasant surprises.
(d) They show long hidden truth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was "The Morning Session" painted?

3. In what field was beauty taboo when this book was written?

4. Where does Scarry look for beauty?

5. Where does Scarry say the desire for social good manifests itself?

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