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

2. What does Scarry say a bad vase lends value to?
(a) Good vases.
(b) The maker of the vase.
(c) Other works of the maker.
(d) The flowers in the vase.

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

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

5. What kind of approach does Scarry say feminism takes?
(a) Generational.
(b) Theoretical.
(c) Religious.
(d) Political.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Scarry think brings about the most social good?

4. How did Scarry feel about Proust's idea of where the most beauty could be found?

5. What is "The Painter and His Model, Studio Interior" about?

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