View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through On Beauty and Being Wrong.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote poems about mistakes in beauty?
(a) John Donne.
(b) Robert Frost.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Plato.

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

3. What kind of approach does Scarry say feminism takes?
(a) Generational.
(b) Religious.
(c) Political.
(d) Theoretical.

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

5. What object did Matisse write about?
(a) Palm fronds.
(b) Ivy vines.
(c) Roses.
(d) Sea shells.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Scarry say she feels when she stops craving beauty?

2. Who painted "The Morning Session"?

3. How does Scarry prove her ideas about beauty?

4. What was Matisse's occupation?

5. To what kind of craving does Scarry compare beauty?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 162 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample