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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 does Scarry say we should stop doing to objects?
(a) Scorning them.
(b) Caring about them.
(c) Using them.
(d) Judging them.

2. How does Scarry prove her ideas about beauty?
(a) She interviews other leaders.
(b) She gives her own experiences.
(c) She cites studies.
(d) She quotes old philosophers.

3. Why does Scarry say a certain tree loses its beauty?
(a) It symbolizes bad things.
(b) It has seasons.
(c) It gets old.
(d) It doesn't belong everywhere.

4. To what kind of craving does Scarry compare beauty?
(a) Water.
(b) Sex.
(c) Shelter.
(d) Food.

5. What replaces the paint brush for part of The Morning Session?
(a) Palm fronds.
(b) Ink pens.
(c) Feathers.
(d) Fingers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarry say Beauty's aim should be?

2. Who was Wittgenstein?

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

4. What does Scarry say about things that were once ugly and then appear beautiful?

5. Why does the author want to perpetuate beauty?

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