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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 freed ____________ from the reproductive arts, according to Sontag's writing in this book.
(a) Painting.
(b) Stage plays.
(c) Sculpting.
(d) Carving.

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

3. Arbus simply strove to present the subjects of her photographs as ____________ to the viewers.
(a) Freaks.
(b) Normal.
(c) Scary.
(d) Deadly.

4. To what is photography continuously compared within the chapters of the book?
(a) Painting.
(b) Sculpting.
(c) Stage plays.
(d) Carving.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Surrealism is like a _____________ because it can't make anything new - it can only judge the past.

2. Some photographers are ___________, seeking to document and visually examine the world.

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

4. What kind of takeover did photography's influence lead to, according to Sontag?

5. The program with the FSA resulted in political and social _________ being placed on the rural poor.

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