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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. When was "The Morning Session" painted?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1924.

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

3. What does Scarry think beauty brings?
(a) Confidence.
(b) Justice.
(c) Calmness.
(d) All of these.

4. What was Matisse's occupation?
(a) Actor.
(b) Painter.
(c) Professor.
(d) Poet.

5. What does Scarry say marked works created imperfectly?
(a) The desire to reach perfection.
(b) The need for beauty.
(c) The desire to attempt creation.
(d) The need for impulses.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Scarry feel about Matisse's ideas?

2. What does Matisse say her preference in trees kept her from doing?

3. What is the title of the second section of this book?

4. How does Wittgenstein say Leonardo Da Vinci created pure beauty?

5. What does Scarry say Beauty's aim should be?

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