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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 does Scarry feel about Matisse's ideas?
(a) She is confused by them.
(b) She agrees with her.
(c) She agrees with only parts of them.
(d) She disagrees.

2. Whom did Odysseus visit?
(a) Nice.
(b) Norad.
(c) Nausicaa.
(d) Niciria.

3. What kind of error does Scarry say is not an error of beauty?
(a) Intellectual errors.
(b) Philosophical errors.
(c) Visual errors.
(d) Religious error.

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

5. What does Scarry say beautiful does NOT always include?
(a) The truth.
(b) The future.
(c) The brave.
(d) The right.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarry think beauty brings?

2. How many conclusions did Scarry have about Odysseus's visit?

3. What did Scarry say many philosophers had a hard time doing?

4. What led to Proust's desire to stay somewhere the rest of his life?

5. Why does Scarry say a certain tree loses its beauty?

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