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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through America, Seen Through Photographs, Darkly.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. ________ Whitman is the focus of this chapter, even though he was not a photographer in his time.
(a) Terrence.
(b) Phillip.
(c) Walt.
(d) Joe.

3. In his photographs, Steichen gave ___________ material importance according to Sontag.
(a) Disgusting.
(b) Peaceful.
(c) Irrelevant.
(d) Dark.

4. What might separate the whole of humanity, according to Whitman in this chapter of this book?
(a) Photography.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Superficial distinctions.
(d) Criticisms.

5. What was the name of the story to which the name of this chapter refers?
(a) Plato's Cave.
(b) The Republic of Plato.
(c) The Loyalty of Plato.
(d) Plato's Republic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sontag defines photography as an aid to ______________ in the opening chapter.

2. As the text says, "Hobbesian man roams the streets, quite visible, with ____________ in his hair."

3. Arbus admitted to the fact that her own work violated her own ______________ because of its content.

4. Photography has made the world unable to perceive the _________ beyond the photograph, according to Sontag.

5. Arbus presented her subjects as ______________ who were a part of the universal, the opposite of Whitman's ideas.

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