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

2. Scarry says there is no end to ______________for beauty.
(a) The desire.
(b) The place.
(c) The need.
(d) All of these.

3. What does Matisse say should increase beauty in strange things?
(a) Agreeable opinions.
(b) Happy memories.
(c) Cultural differences.
(d) Love.

4. What kind of limitation does Scarry say keeps most people from seeing beauty?
(a) Mental.
(b) Physical.
(c) Emotional.
(d) Religious.

5. What kind of error does Scarry say is not an error of beauty?
(a) Philosophical errors.
(b) Intellectual errors.
(c) Visual errors.
(d) Religious error.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarry say is our major limitation in seeing beauty?

2. Why does Scarry think Matisse will reach more people than her?

3. What did Scarry say many philosophers had a hard time doing?

4. What kind of book is this?

5. What bird did Scarry see in a tree that shocked her?

(see the answer key)

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