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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. People with _________ are more likely to have cameras than people who do not have them.
(a) Pets.
(b) Children.
(c) Mothers.
(d) Cars.

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

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

4. Photography seems to establish what is worth __________ and what should be in a photograph.
(a) Avoidance.
(b) Worship.
(c) Looking at.
(d) Money.

5. Photography also establishes what is allowable as an object of ____________, according to Sontag.
(a) Inspection.
(b) Deity.
(c) Worth.
(d) Pity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing the people in the cave who are chained to the wall can see?

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

3. What are the shadows in the cave shadows of, according to the book?

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

5. Photography is a ___________ experience because cameras are cheap, readily available, and easy to use.

(see the answer key)

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