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

2. What does Scarry think brings about the most social good?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Justice.
(c) Equality.
(d) Beauty.

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

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

5. What kind of error does Scarry say is not an error of beauty?
(a) Intellectual errors.
(b) Philosophical errors.
(c) Visual errors.
(d) Religious error.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Proust's occupation?

2. What does Scarry say beautiful does NOT always include?

3. What did Proust want to stay in front of forever?

4. Where did Scarry find a motif?

5. Why was Voroccio important to Da Vinci?

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