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

2. What changed in Scarry's vision when she found beauty in a certain tree?
(a) All of these.
(b) She saw the symbolism in all living things.
(c) She saw beauty in other trees.
(d) She saw patterns of the tree in other paintings.

3. What does Scarry say Beauty's aim should be?
(a) To show truth.
(b) To combat evil.
(c) To tell the future.
(d) To improve society.

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

5. What kind of approach does Scarry say Marxism takes?
(a) Generational.
(b) Religious.
(c) Political.
(d) Theoretical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who disavows the virtues of beauty?

2. Why does the author want to perpetuate beauty?

3. What did Plato say really caused children?

4. What does Scarry say has an immortal reach?

5. What is "The Painter and His Model, Studio Interior" about?

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