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

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

3. How does the poet who wrote about mistakes in beauty describe these mistakes?
(a) Strange.
(b) Unkind.
(c) Dishonest.
(d) Unpleasant.

4. Why was Voroccio important to Da Vinci?
(a) He tutored under Da Vinci.
(b) He had an affair with Da Vinci.
(c) He was a father figure to Da Vinci.
(d) He inspired Da Vinci.

5. Where does Scarry look for beauty?
(a) Nature.
(b) People.
(c) All of these.
(d) Objects.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Scarry first see beauty in a certain tree?

2. What does Scarry say is the first form of art replication?

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

4. Whom did Odysseus visit?

5. How does Scarry prove her ideas about beauty?

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