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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 think beauty brings?
(a) Calmness.
(b) Justice.
(c) Confidence.
(d) All of these.

2. What classic philosopher did Scarry quote to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?
(a) Ariadne.
(b) Aurelius.
(c) Augustine.
(d) Aristophanes.

3. What kind of limitation does Scarry say keeps most people from seeing beauty?
(a) Religious.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Physical.
(d) Mental.

4. What started the demotion of beauty?
(a) The introduction of the sublime.
(b) The change in power distribution.
(c) The fall of Rome.
(d) The printing of the Bible.

5. Where did Scarry first see beauty in a certain tree?
(a) A book.
(b) A painting.
(c) A vacation.
(d) A dream.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote poems about mistakes in beauty?

2. What is most vulnerable when beauty is admired?

3. Who was Wittgenstein?

4. What did those who wanted to banish beauty think was wrong with it?

5. Plato said the beauty of one could lead to ____________.

(see the answer key)

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