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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 struck Odysseus first about the person he visited?
(a) Her strength.
(b) Her nudity.
(c) Her gentility.
(d) Her beauty.

2. What was Proust's occupation?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Preacher.
(c) Writer.
(d) Philosopher.

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

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

5. What kind of tree did Matisse always hate?
(a) Palm.
(b) Oak.
(c) Sycamore.
(d) Maple.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Scarry feel about Plato's ideas about beauty?

2. Why was Voroccio important to Da Vinci?

3. What does Scarry say is the first form of art replication?

4. What does Scarry say beautiful does NOT always include?

5. Who wrote about Odysseus?

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