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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 struck Odysseus first about the person he visited?
(a) Her gentility.
(b) Her nudity.
(c) Her beauty.
(d) Her strength.

2. How does Wittgenstein say Leonardo Da Vinci created pure beauty?
(a) He donated his profits.
(b) He created what he wanted.
(c) He never sought for acclaim.
(d) He copied others.

3. What does Scarry say is the general attitude toward beauty?
(a) It goes back and forth.
(b) It causes both harm and damage.
(c) It is destructive.
(d) It is productive.

4. What was Matisse's occupation?
(a) Actor.
(b) Professor.
(c) Painter.
(d) Poet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Scarry say is our major limitation in seeing beauty?

2. What does Scarry think beauty brings?

3. Why was Voroccio important to Da Vinci?

4. What kind of limitation does Scarry say keeps most people from seeing beauty?

5. When does Scarry say beauty is not sacred?

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