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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. Why was Voroccio important to Da Vinci?
(a) He was a father figure to Da Vinci.
(b) He tutored under Da Vinci.
(c) He had an affair with Da Vinci.
(d) He inspired Da Vinci.

2. Why did Matisse have the fear she did?
(a) She had ignored subtle beauties.
(b) She watched ivy vines slowly kill a tree.
(c) She saw a rose die.
(d) She heard someone praise a shell she thought was ugly.

3. Where did Proust see the most beauty?
(a) In ideas.
(b) In landscapes.
(c) In particulars.
(d) In generalities.

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

5. Where was beauty largely noticed in the 1990's?
(a) Natural settings.
(b) The humanities.
(c) Patriotic ideals.
(d) Politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object did Matisse write about?

2. What kind of tree did Matisse love?

3. What is Scarry's third conclusion about Odysseus's visit?

4. What does Scarry say validates the existence of some things?

5. Where does Scarry look for beauty?

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