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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. Which one of these is one of the errors in beauty listed in this book?
(a) The self indulgence of it.
(b) All the abuse it causes.
(c) Attributes being unevenly noted.
(d) The variety of perspectives.
2. Where did Proust see the most beauty?
(a) In landscapes.
(b) In generalities.
(c) In ideas.
(d) In particulars.
3. What does Scarry say validates the existence of some things?
(a) Its reputation.
(b) Its beauty.
(c) Its place in history.
(d) Its affect on other things.
4. When was "The Morning Session" painted?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1894.
5. How does Scarry feel about Matisse's ideas?
(a) She agrees with only parts of them.
(b) She disagrees.
(c) She agrees with her.
(d) She is confused by them.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Scarry say Beauty's aim should be?
2. Who painted "The Morning Session"?
3. Why did Matisse have the fear she did?
4. Who wrote poems about mistakes in beauty?
5. What did Plato say really caused children?
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