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

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

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

4. Photographs now impose standards of art, culture, and ________ in the world, according to this chapter.
(a) Identity.
(b) Honor.
(c) Patriotism.
(d) Innovation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Camera use is especially pronounced in tourists who come from cultures that stress activity and ______________.

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

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

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

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

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