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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 takeover did photography's influence lead to, according to Sontag?
(a) Realist.
(b) Nihilist.
(c) Roptist.
(d) Surrealist.

2. _____________ is easy, rapid, and can be performed by just about anyone, according to Sontag.
(a) Photography.
(b) Carving.
(c) Sculpting.
(d) Painting.

3. Photography requires dissociative __________ when the person is photographing an item or object.
(a) Touches.
(b) Seeing.
(c) Memory.
(d) Understanding.

4. What is NOT one of the ways that surrealism is described by Sontag in this particular chapter?
(a) Dated.
(b) Irrational.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Anecdotal.

5. Camera use is especially pronounced in tourists who come from cultures that stress activity and ______________.
(a) Art.
(b) Committment.
(c) Accomplishment.
(d) Technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. The very act of ____________ something new casts it as something new and beautiful.

2. _____________ often use cameras and practice photography as a method of certifying their travel experience.

3. The prisoners in the cave see only shadows, and thus believe those shadows are the totality of ____________.

4. According to Sontag, photographs are held to be definitive ___________, though Sontag does not support this idea with facts.

5. ___________ often reveal beauty that is not normally seen, according to Sontag in this chapter.

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