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

2. Why does Scarry say a certain tree loses its beauty?
(a) It symbolizes bad things.
(b) It gets old.
(c) It has seasons.
(d) It doesn't belong everywhere.

3. What impulse does Scarry say beauty creates?
(a) The impulse to improve one's self.
(b) The impulse to find beauty.
(c) The impulse to write.
(d) The impulse to beget.

4. How many times was Odyessus saved by beauty?
(a) Three.
(b) Once.
(c) Too many to count.
(d) Twice.

5. What does Scarry say about things that were once ugly and then appear beautiful?
(a) They are revelatory moments.
(b) They are worse than beautiful things going ugly.
(c) They show long hidden truth.
(d) They can be pleasant surprises.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does the author want to perpetuate beauty?

3. Where does Scarry look for beauty?

4. What does Matisse say should increase beauty in strange things?

5. What kind of approach does Scarry say Marxism takes?

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