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

2. What does Scarry say brings about equality in society?
(a) Men being like women.
(b) Women speaking out.
(c) Beauty veing recognized.
(d) Women being like men.

3. Why does the author want to perpetuate beauty?
(a) To show she is write.
(b) All of these.
(c) To make the world better.
(d) To make life happier.

4. What does Scarry say is the general attitude toward beauty?
(a) It goes back and forth.
(b) It causes both harm and damage.
(c) It is destructive.
(d) It is productive.

5. How does Scarry prove her ideas about beauty?
(a) She interviews other leaders.
(b) She cites studies.
(c) She quotes old philosophers.
(d) She gives her own experiences.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Scarry say the metaphysical aspect of beauty validates?

3. What kind of tree did Matisse always hate?

4. What does Scarry say the general attitude about beauty indicates in society?

5. What was Proust's occupation?

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