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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Plato's Cave.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In relation to sexuality, the very act of photography infers a perverse ________________.
(a) Permission.
(b) Enjoyment.
(c) Fetishism.
(d) Naughtiness.

2. Sontag defines photography as an aid to ______________ in the opening chapter.
(a) Masturbation.
(b) Children.
(c) Criminal activity.
(d) The underworld.

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

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

5. A photograph can only convey ____________of something, but gives no real information about the subject.
(a) A sense.
(b) A picture.
(c) A shape.
(d) A word.

Short Answer Questions

1. People with _________ are more likely to have cameras than people who do not have them.

2. The cave allegory speaks of __________ chained to a wall within the story itself.

3. As a result of being considered to be documentation, photographs yield a _______ that no other art form can yield.

4. The camera's drive toward enabling _______________ use promotes the use of photography as a means of pornography.

5. The camera can be used to intrude a form of _______ into leisure, within some cultures.

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