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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 say she feels when she stops craving beauty?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Comfortable.
(d) Betrayed.

2. Which one of these is one of the errors in beauty listed in this book?
(a) The self indulgence of it.
(b) The variety of perspectives.
(c) Attributes being unevenly noted.
(d) All the abuse it causes.

3. Why did Matisse have the fear she did?
(a) She heard someone praise a shell she thought was ugly.
(b) She watched ivy vines slowly kill a tree.
(c) She had ignored subtle beauties.
(d) She saw a rose die.

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

5. When does Scarry say beauty is not sacred?
(a) When it is immortal.
(b) When it is used for evil.
(c) When it is corrupted.
(d) When it is mortal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarry think brings about the most social good?

2. Where does Scarry look for beauty?

3. Which of these writers is NOT cited in the first half of this book?

4. What kind of moment does Scarry say precedes most errors?

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

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