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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 kind of limitation does Scarry say keeps most people from seeing beauty?
(a) Physical.
(b) Emotional.
(c) Religious.
(d) Mental.

2. Where did Scarry first see beauty in a certain tree?
(a) A dream.
(b) A book.
(c) A painting.
(d) A vacation.

3. Which of these writers is NOT cited in the first half of this book?
(a) Dickinson.
(b) Homer.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Plato.

4. What was Proust's occupation?
(a) Writer.
(b) Preacher.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Philosopher.

5. When was "The Morning Session" painted?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1924.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Matisse's occupation?

2. What does Matisse say should increase beauty in strange things?

3. What does Scarry say has an immortal reach?

4. What object did Matisse write about?

5. What kind of moment does Scarry say follows most errors?

(see the answer key)

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