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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Heroism of Vision.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of photographer is interested in the picturesque when he/she is taking photographs?
(a) South American.
(b) American.
(c) European.
(d) African.

2. What are the shadows in the cave shadows of, according to the book?
(a) Dragons.
(b) Colors.
(c) Real objects.
(d) Faith.

3. Alfred Stieglitz produced photographs which supported Whitman's ideas, termed euphoric _____________.
(a) Realism.
(b) Truthism.
(c) Humanism.
(d) Picarism.

4. However, photography can also make truly beautiful things seem _________, according to Sontag.
(a) Innocent.
(b) Dense.
(c) Happy.
(d) Cliche.

5. Painting is usually done of ________ subjects, while photography uses different subjects in its frames.
(a) Animal.
(b) Invisible.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Pretty.

Short Answer Questions

1. The project with the FSA was enormously influential in depicting to America the __________ face of man and his struggles.

2. How do beautiful things begin to seem cliched and dull? Through their ____________, things become cliched.

3. Eventually, according to this chapter, _______________ will be photographed.

4. What kind of takeover did photography's influence lead to, according to Sontag?

5. Camera use is especially pronounced in tourists who come from cultures that stress activity and ______________.

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