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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On Beauty and Being Wrong.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was "The Painter and His Model, Studio Interior" created?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1909.
(d) 1919.

2. How many conclusions did Scarry have about Odysseus's visit?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Five.

3. What fear did Matisse write about?
(a) She had missed other beauties in life.
(b) She would never be beautiful.
(c) Others would never see her beauty.
(d) She would die and lose her beauty.

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

5. Where did Scarry find a motif?
(a) In art.
(b) In her taste.
(c) In beauty.
(d) In music.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did Da Vinci create beauty?

4. What is Scarry's second conclusion about Odysseus's visit?

5. What does Matisse say should increase beauty in strange things?

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