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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 picture of Steichen's was composed of portraiture that showed the universal in the individual?
(a) Family of the Universal.
(b) Family of One.
(c) Family of All.
(d) Family of Man.

2. __________ is difficult, tedious, and performed by skilled experts, according to Sontag in this book.
(a) Carving.
(b) Photography.
(c) Painting.
(d) Sculpting.

3. The prisoners in the cave see only shadows, and thus believe those shadows are the totality of ____________.
(a) Their families.
(b) Their days.
(c) Their food.
(d) Reality.

4. In what year was photography invented, according to Sontag's research as outlined in this book?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1828.
(c) 1839.
(d) 1812.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Both painting and photography share a devotion to traditional __________ within their finished pieces.

2. Photography has made the world unable to perceive the _________ beyond the photograph, according to Sontag.

3. In relation to sexuality, the very act of photography infers a perverse ________________.

4. The question becomes whether photography is a ___________ process of documentation via machine, or not.

5. In large measure, photography has replaced experiential interaction with __________, according to the book.

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