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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 is a motif?
(a) A way of expression.
(b) A repeated pattern.
(c) A kind of poem.
(d) A theme.

2. What does Scarry say marked works created imperfectly?
(a) The desire to attempt creation.
(b) The need for beauty.
(c) The need for impulses.
(d) The desire to reach perfection.

3. To what kind of craving does Scarry compare beauty?
(a) Food.
(b) Sex.
(c) Water.
(d) Shelter.

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

5. What did Plato say really caused children?
(a) The act of beauty replicating itself.
(b) The desire of men to see themselves.
(c) The banal need for beauty.
(d) The repercussions of pride.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who disavows the virtues of beauty?

2. What is Scarry's third conclusion about Odysseus's visit?

3. How did Scarry feel about Proust's idea of where the most beauty could be found?

4. What replaces the paint brush for part of The Morning Session?

5. How does Scarry feel about Matisse's ideas?

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