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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At times in the photography movement, the __________ is considered important while at other times it is not.

2. Some cultures feel that the image is in fact part of the _________, according to this chapter of the book.

3. It becomes imperative, in order to avoid cliche, to constantly be discovering new sources of ___________.

4. Yet, photographs ________ what we often see more, according to the chapter.

5. According to the beginning of this chapter, photographs discover ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one of the methods of falsifying photographs without changing the photograph itself?

2. Sontag makes a bold assertion in regards to photography and the work of some artists. What does she assert?

3. What does a photographic portrait not need to do, instead it can mingle documentation with artistic rendering?

4. What is the struggle that's described in relation to paintings versus taking photographs, according to Sontag?

5. What do the Chinese tastes prefer to see in their films, which made the Italian director a poor choice for the documentary on Chinese life?

6. How are photographs presented as art in the modern society, according to this chapter of the book?

7. Why are photographs considered to be a superior form of recording information, even more so than writing?

8. What do cameras often reveal in the subject of the picture or in the object being photographed?

9. What does this chapter seem to believe the current definition of modern society is in relation to images and things?

10. What do some people think a photographer needs to 'become' in order to be proficient in his or her work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Whitman strove to look beyond beauty and ugliness into the essential value of a person or object, something that photography can do as well.

Part 1: How do you define beauty in this world? Why?

Part 2: How do you define ugliness in this world? Why?

Part 3: Do you think it's possible to look beyond ugliness and beauty? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Poetry and photography are two pieces of art which are subject to interpretation. The author might have one intention, but the audience may find another.

Part 1: Why do you think photography is open to interpretation?

Part 2: Why do you think poetry is open to interpretation?

Part 3: Do you think poetry or photography is more open to interpretation? Why do you choose the answer you do?

Essay Topic 3

Whitman strove to see what was similar in all beings as opposed to what was unique about people, it seems.

Part 1: Do you think people are unique or are we all the same? Why or why not?

Part 2: How does the perception of the world change when you realize all people are the same?

Part 3: Why do you think it's important to see similarities among people? Or isn't it?

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