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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. Who wrote about Odysseus?
(a) Sophocles.
(b) Plato.
(c) Heracles.
(d) Homer.

2. When was "The Painter and His Model, Studio Interior" created?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1889.
(d) 1909.

3. Why was Voroccio important to Da Vinci?
(a) He inspired Da Vinci.
(b) He had an affair with Da Vinci.
(c) He tutored under Da Vinci.
(d) He was a father figure to Da Vinci.

4. What fear did Matisse write about?
(a) Others would never see her beauty.
(b) She would never be beautiful.
(c) She would die and lose her beauty.
(d) She had missed other beauties in life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarry say brings about equality in society?

2. Which one of these is one of the errors in beauty listed in this book?

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

4. Where did Matisse do most of his work?

5. Why does the author want to perpetuate beauty?

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