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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. Who disavows the virtues of beauty?
(a) Those who are afraid.
(b) Those who have no beauty.
(c) Those who hoard beauty.
(d) Those who are selfish.

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

3. When was "The Morning Session" painted?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1894.

4. Scarry says there is no end to ______________for beauty.
(a) The desire.
(b) All of these.
(c) The place.
(d) The need.

5. What specific plat type does Scarry refer to when talking about gardens?
(a) Ferns.
(b) Trees.
(c) Shrubs.
(d) Flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only place where beauty can possibly be bad?

2. How are the complaints lodged against beauty described?

3. What does Scarry use a cube to prove?

4. What does Scarry say beautiful does NOT always include?

5. What is the third phase used to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?

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