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

2. Who painted "The Morning Session"?
(a) Oscar Wilde.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Scarry.
(d) Matisse.

3. What does Scarry say we should stop doing to objects?
(a) Scorning them.
(b) Caring about them.
(c) Judging them.
(d) Using them.

4. How many conclusions did Scarry have about Odysseus's visit?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

5. What kind of moment does Scarry say follows most errors?
(a) A moment of clarity.
(b) A moment of confusion.
(c) A moment of revelation.
(d) A moment of decision.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impulse does Scarry say beauty creates?

2. What does Matisse blame for her preference in trees?

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

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

5. How did Da Vinci create beauty?

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