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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) Judging them.
(c) Caring about them.
(d) Using them.

2. Where does Scarry look for beauty?
(a) People.
(b) Nature.
(c) All of these.
(d) Objects.

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

4. Who disavows the virtues of beauty?
(a) Those who have no beauty.
(b) Those who are selfish.
(c) Those who hoard beauty.
(d) Those who are afraid.

5. What was Matisse's occupation?
(a) Painter.
(b) Actor.
(c) Professor.
(d) Poet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Wittgenstein?

3. What did Proust want to stay in front of forever?

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

5. What shocked Scarry about the bird in the tree?

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