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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 bird did Scarry see in a tree that shocked her?
(a) A mockingbird.
(b) A crow.
(c) An owl.
(d) An eagle.

2. What changed in Scarry's vision when she found beauty in a certain tree?
(a) All of these.
(b) She saw the symbolism in all living things.
(c) She saw patterns of the tree in other paintings.
(d) She saw beauty in other trees.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Scarry say beauty is not sacred?

2. How did Scarry feel about Proust's idea of where the most beauty could be found?

3. What does Scarry say validates the existence of some things?

4. How did Scarry feel about Plato's ideas about beauty?

5. Scarry says there is no end to ______________for beauty.

(see the answer key)

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