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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 Wittgenstein say marked true beauty?
(a) Pride.
(b) Anonymity.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Replication.

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

3. How did Da Vinci create beauty?
(a) He was an inventor.
(b) He sketched.
(c) He painted.
(d) All of these.

4. When does Scarry say beauty is not sacred?
(a) When it is immortal.
(b) When it is mortal.
(c) When it is corrupted.
(d) When it is used for evil.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Scarry's third conclusion about Odysseus's visit?

2. When was "The Painter and His Model, Studio Interior" created?

3. What does Matisse blame for her preference in trees?

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

5. What replaces the paint brush for part of The Morning Session?

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