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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 Scarry's third conclusion about Odysseus's visit?
(a) Beauty can be evil.
(b) Beauty is new.
(c) Beauty is life saving.
(d) Beauty cannot always last.

2. What does Scarry say is the first form of art replication?
(a) Image.
(b) Dreaming.
(c) Touch.
(d) Vision.

3. What impulse does Scarry say beauty creates?
(a) The impulse to beget.
(b) The impulse to find beauty.
(c) The impulse to improve one's self.
(d) The impulse to write.

4. Why does Scarry think Matisse will reach more people than her?
(a) He was an artist.
(b) He had children.
(c) He held grudges.
(d) He was famous.

5. What does Matisse blame for her preference in trees?
(a) Things her father said.
(b) Heart ache.
(c) Cultural differences.
(d) Past experiences.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote about Odysseus?

2. What did Plato say really caused children?

3. When was "The Morning Session" painted?

4. What kind of book is this?

5. What kind of approach does Scarry say feminism takes?

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