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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. Plato said the beauty of one could lead to ____________.
(a) The love between others.
(b) The care of all.
(c) The creation of more.
(d) The replication of beauty.

2. What contemporary writer did Scarry quote to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?
(a) Ekete.
(b) Efete.
(c) Erete.
(d) Eshete.

3. What struck Odysseus first about the person he visited?
(a) Her nudity.
(b) Her strength.
(c) Her gentility.
(d) Her beauty.

4. What was the profession of the friend of Scarry's who doubted her ideas?
(a) Writer.
(b) Professor.
(c) Politician.
(d) Philosopher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What baroque writer did Scarry quote to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?

2. What does Scarry say about the notions of those who wanted to banish beauty?

3. What is an important part of Scarry's ideal world?

4. What did Andreas write about?

5. What does Scarry say about things that were once ugly and then appear beautiful?

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