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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) 1909.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1889.

2. How did Scarry feel about Proust's idea of where the most beauty could be found?
(a) She sees the merit, but thinks it is too bold.
(b) She thinks it is a cowardly description.
(c) She agrees.
(d) She disagrees.

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

4. What kind of book is this?
(a) Historical.
(b) Hypnotical.
(c) Philosophical.
(d) Self Help.

5. What shocked Scarry about the bird in the tree?
(a) It was beautiful.
(b) It was larger than life.
(c) It was not how she thought it would be.
(d) It was scary.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Scarry say education helps beauty?

2. What form did Scarry study most in Matisse's work?

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

4. How did Scarry feel about Plato's ideas about beauty?

5. What did Scarry say many philosophers had a hard time doing?

(see the answer key)

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