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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. Where did Scarry find a motif?
(a) In music.
(b) In beauty.
(c) In art.
(d) In her taste.
2. Which of these writers is NOT cited in the first half of this book?
(a) Plato.
(b) Shakespeare.
(c) Dickinson.
(d) Homer.
3. To what kind of craving does Scarry compare beauty?
(a) Water.
(b) Food.
(c) Shelter.
(d) Sex.
4. What does Scarry say about things that once were beautiful but change?
(a) They show use ourselves.
(b) All of these.
(c) They confuse the ideas of beauty.
(d) They are hard on the heart.
5. What does Scarry say the general attitude about beauty indicates in society?
(a) The worsening of morals.
(b) The strange directional challenges.
(c) The need for religion.
(d) The pliancy of consciousness.
Short Answer Questions
1. What struck Odysseus first about the person he visited?
2. What did Proust want to stay in front of forever?
3. What does Scarry think brings about the most social good?
4. What did Wittgenstein say marked true beauty?
5. How many conclusions did Scarry have about Odysseus's visit?
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