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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. What impulse does Scarry say beauty creates?
(a) The impulse to improve one's self.
(b) The impulse to beget.
(c) The impulse to find beauty.
(d) The impulse to write.

2. What kind of tree did Matisse always hate?
(a) Palm.
(b) Sycamore.
(c) Maple.
(d) Oak.

3. What does Scarry say Beauty's aim should be?
(a) To tell the future.
(b) To improve society.
(c) To show truth.
(d) To combat evil.

4. To what kind of craving does Scarry compare beauty?
(a) Shelter.
(b) Water.
(c) Sex.
(d) Food.

5. How does Scarry say education helps beauty?
(a) It brings out the inner beauty.
(b) It has continual creation.
(c) It stops people from settling for ugliness.
(d) It teaches other to be lovely.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Scarry's first conclusion about Odysseus's visit?

3. What struck Odysseus first about the person he visited?

4. Scarry says most beauty is what kind of event?

5. Scarry says there is no end to ______________for beauty.

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