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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 is the first phase used to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?
(a) Classic philosophers.
(b) Baroque writers.
(c) Contemporary writers.
(d) Mid-Century writers.

2. How many phases does Scarry use to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

3. Which of these is one of the mental actions Scarry says beauty inspires?
(a) Halting.
(b) Creating.
(c) Motivating.
(d) Educating.

4. What realm does beauty live in now according to Scarry?
(a) The Imaginative.
(b) The Dream.
(c) The Real.
(d) The Literary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a motif?

2. Why does Scarry say a certain tree loses its beauty?

3. What kind of error does Scarry say is not an error of beauty?

4. What replaces the paint brush for part of The Morning Session?

5. Beauty is compacted with ______________.

(see the answer key)

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