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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 kind of limitation does Scarry say keeps most people from seeing beauty?
(a) Physical.
(b) Mental.
(c) Emotional.
(d) Religious.

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

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

4. What replaces the paint brush for part of The Morning Session?
(a) Ink pens.
(b) Fingers.
(c) Palm fronds.
(d) Feathers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Scarry first see beauty in a certain tree?

2. What did Wittgenstein say marked true beauty?

3. What does Scarry say about things that were once ugly and then appear beautiful?

4. How did Scarry feel about Proust's idea of where the most beauty could be found?

5. What does Scarry say beautiful does NOT always include?

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