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

2. Who painted "The Morning Session"?
(a) Scarry.
(b) Oscar Wilde.
(c) Matisse.
(d) Picasso.

3. What kind of moment does Scarry say follows most errors?
(a) A moment of revelation.
(b) A moment of decision.
(c) A moment of clarity.
(d) A moment of confusion.

4. What kind of tree did Matisse always hate?
(a) Sycamore.
(b) Oak.
(c) Palm.
(d) Maple.

5. What does Scarry say Beauty's aim should be?
(a) To tell the future.
(b) To show truth.
(c) To improve society.
(d) To combat evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the second section of this book?

2. What does Scarry say is the general attitude toward beauty?

3. What is a motif?

4. Whom did Odysseus visit?

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

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