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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 did Scarry say many philosophers had a hard time doing?
(a) Being happy.
(b) Defining beauty.
(c) Being honest.
(d) Finding beauty.

2. What changed in Scarry's vision when she found beauty in a certain tree?
(a) All of these.
(b) She saw the symbolism in all living things.
(c) She saw patterns of the tree in other paintings.
(d) She saw beauty in other trees.

3. Who wrote about Odysseus?
(a) Plato.
(b) Homer.
(c) Sophocles.
(d) Heracles.

4. What is "The Painter and His Model, Studio Interior" about?
(a) The cause of art.
(b) The act of painting.
(c) The artist's lifestyle.
(d) The beauty of nature.

5. Who was Wittgenstein?
(a) A king.
(b) A politician.
(c) A writer.
(d) A philosopher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Scarry say she feels when she stops craving beauty?

2. What kind of tree did Matisse always hate?

3. What does Scarry say brings about equality in society?

4. Which of these writers is NOT cited in the first half of this book?

5. How does the poet who wrote about mistakes in beauty describe these mistakes?

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