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

2. What kind of photographer is interested in the awakening consciousness?
(a) African.
(b) South American.
(c) European.
(d) American.

3. Photography has made the world unable to perceive the _________ beyond the photograph, according to Sontag.
(a) Emotions.
(b) Land.
(c) Colors.
(d) Real world.

4. The program with the FSA resulted in political and social _________ being placed on the rural poor.
(a) Attention.
(b) Power.
(c) Pressure.
(d) Pity.

5. Painting is usually done of ________ subjects, while photography uses different subjects in its frames.
(a) Animal.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Invisible.
(d) Pretty.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Photographs also warp our sense of _________ as they are always minute in comparison to the real object.

4. Some photographers are _________, seeking to clarify or to identify a world vision.

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

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