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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 first conclusion about Odysseus's visit?
(a) Beauty is sacred if it is mortal.
(b) Beauty is new.
(c) Beauty is life saving.
(d) Beauty is sacred if it is immortal.

2. What does Matisse say should increase beauty in strange things?
(a) Agreeable opinions.
(b) Love.
(c) Happy memories.
(d) Cultural differences.

3. What did Proust want to stay in front of forever?
(a) A mirror.
(b) The grave of his wife.
(c) A self portrait.
(d) An image of a girl serving milk.

4. What is the title of the second section of this book?
(a) "Beauty Prompts Praise of Itself."
(b) "Beauty Prompts a Battle Within."
(c) "Beauty Prompts Some Inner Workings."
(d) "Beauty Prompts a Copy of Itself."

5. How did Da Vinci create beauty?
(a) All of these.
(b) He painted.
(c) He sketched.
(d) He was an inventor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What impulse does Scarry say beauty creates?

3. Who disavows the virtues of beauty?

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

5. What does Scarry say marked works created imperfectly?

(see the answer key)

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