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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 beautiful does NOT always include?
(a) The brave.
(b) The right.
(c) The future.
(d) The truth.

2. What did Wittgenstein say marked true beauty?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Anonymity.
(c) Pride.
(d) Replication.

3. What does Scarry say about the demotion of beauty?
(a) It is incoherent.
(b) It is ineffective.
(c) It is plausible.
(d) It is dangerous.

4. What is the title of the second section of this book?
(a) "Beauty Prompts Praise of Itself."
(b) "Beauty Prompts a Copy of Itself."
(c) "Beauty Prompts Some Inner Workings."
(d) "Beauty Prompts a Battle Within."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of approach does Scarry say Marxism takes?

2. Those who wanted to banish beauty wanted to keep beauty out of ___________.

3. Where does Scarry look for beauty?

4. What specific plat type does Scarry refer to when talking about gardens?

5. Who disavows the virtues of beauty?

(see the answer key)

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