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

3. What does Scarry say is our major limitation in seeing beauty?
(a) We have to start from the beginning.
(b) We rely on our sight.
(c) We are burdened with physical needs.
(d) We do not remember past lives.

4. Scarry says beauty ignites a desire for ____________.
(a) Safety.
(b) The truth.
(c) Justice.
(d) All of these.

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

6. How many times was Odyessus saved by beauty?
(a) Once.
(b) Three.
(c) Twice.
(d) Too many to count.

7. Where did Proust see the most beauty?
(a) In particulars.
(b) In generalities.
(c) In landscapes.
(d) In ideas.

8. What does Scarry say the general attitude about beauty indicates in society?
(a) The need for religion.
(b) The pliancy of consciousness.
(c) The worsening of morals.
(d) The strange directional challenges.

9. Which one of these is one of the errors in beauty listed in this book?
(a) All the abuse it causes.
(b) The self indulgence of it.
(c) Attributes being unevenly noted.
(d) The variety of perspectives.

10. What shocked Scarry about the bird in the tree?
(a) It was not how she thought it would be.
(b) It was larger than life.
(c) It was beautiful.
(d) It was scary.

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

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

13. What form did Scarry study most in Matisse's work?
(a) Originals.
(b) Glices.
(c) Catalogues.
(d) Prints.

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

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