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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. Photographs also warp our sense of _________ as they are always minute in comparison to the real object.
(a) Scale.
(b) Color.
(c) Value.
(d) Reality.

2. Photographs become ______________; they record the injuries time does to objects.
(a) Stories.
(b) Artifacts.
(c) Arguments.
(d) Mementos.

3. Like modern art, according to Sontag, photography lowers ___________ in those who view it.
(a) Trust.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Inhibitions.
(d) Sensitivities.

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

5. Or is photography a ________ using an incidentally mimetic process, as referenced by Sontag in the book?
(a) High art.
(b) Assembly line.
(c) Truth telling.
(d) Forgery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one of the groups of people that Arbus photographed during her career?

2. In his photographs, Steichen gave ___________ material importance according to Sontag.

3. Photography, like other surrealist arts, is itself ___________ and yet it is transitory, according to Sontag.

4. What might separate the whole of humanity, according to Whitman in this chapter of this book?

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

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