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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 tree did Matisse love?
(a) Oak.
(b) Sycamore.
(c) Maple.
(d) Palm.

2. What does Scarry say brings about equality in society?
(a) Women speaking out.
(b) Men being like women.
(c) Women being like men.
(d) Beauty veing recognized.

3. Who was Wittgenstein?
(a) A writer.
(b) A philosopher.
(c) A king.
(d) A politician.

4. Scarry says most beauty is what kind of event?
(a) Religious.
(b) Physical.
(c) Visual.
(d) Emotional.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of book is this?

2. What is a motif?

3. What did Scarry say many philosophers had a hard time doing?

4. What shocked Scarry about the bird in the tree?

5. What is Scarry's third conclusion about Odysseus's visit?

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