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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Melancholy Objects.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In relation to sexuality, the very act of photography infers a perverse ________________.
(a) Naughtiness.
(b) Fetishism.
(c) Enjoyment.
(d) Permission.

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

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

5. Whitman's idea was to look beyond the idea of __________ and of ugliness to see more in the world.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Joy.
(c) Peace.
(d) Understanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. The FSA project took pictures of __________ groups living in rural areas and experiencing rural problems.

2. What movement is capricious and inadvertent, according to Sontag?

3. Photographs now impose standards of art, culture, and ________ in the world, according to this chapter.

4. Whose technique is considered to be impeccable, according to this chapter of the book?

5. In what year was photography invented, according to Sontag's research as outlined in this book?

(see the answer key)

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