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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 did Proust want to stay in front of forever?
(a) The grave of his wife.
(b) An image of a girl serving milk.
(c) A self portrait.
(d) A mirror.

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

3. What does Scarry say is our major limitation in seeing beauty?
(a) We do not remember past lives.
(b) We rely on our sight.
(c) We have to start from the beginning.
(d) We are burdened with physical needs.

4. What did Andreas write about?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Religion.
(c) History.
(d) Fraternity.

5. Those who wanted to banish beauty wanted to keep beauty out of ___________.
(a) Main stream media.
(b) Religious Practices.
(c) Political Campaigns.
(d) Academic Conversations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author want to perpetuate beauty?

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

3. In what field was beauty taboo when this book was written?

4. Where did Scarry find a motif?

5. What contemporary writer did Scarry quote to illustrate the link between beauty and justice?

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