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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 beautiful does NOT always include?
(a) The future.
(b) The right.
(c) The brave.
(d) The truth.

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

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

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

5. What does Scarry say about things that once were beautiful but change?
(a) They show use ourselves.
(b) They are hard on the heart.
(c) All of these.
(d) They confuse the ideas of beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the author want to perpetuate beauty?

2. What is a motif?

3. What kind of moment does Scarry say follows most errors?

4. What impulse does Scarry say beauty creates?

5. What was Proust's occupation?

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