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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 writing from Danto is cited in this book?
(a) A sonnet.
(b) An anthem.
(c) A couplet.
(d) A song.

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

3. How does Scarry say education helps beauty?
(a) It has continual creation.
(b) It stops people from settling for ugliness.
(c) It brings out the inner beauty.
(d) It teaches other to be lovely.

4. What bird did Scarry see in a tree that shocked her?
(a) A crow.
(b) A mockingbird.
(c) An eagle.
(d) An owl.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author want to perpetuate beauty?

2. What changed in Scarry's vision when she found beauty in a certain tree?

3. What is Scarry's second conclusion about Odysseus's visit?

4. Why was Voroccio important to Da Vinci?

5. What does Scarry say we should stop doing to objects?

(see the answer key)

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