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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Diane and Allan give the illusion of still being together?
(a) By having family photos.
(b) By entertaining together.
(c) By sharing an apartment.
(d) By going on public dates.

2. What interests did Israel and Diane have in common?
(a) Their infidelity.
(b) Their educational background.
(c) Their upbringing.
(d) Their fascination with the dangerous.

3. As Allan made plans to move to California, what was Diane's fear?
(a) He would leave her for good.
(b) Failing at photography.
(c) Dying alone.
(d) Her children would leave.

4. Bosworth explains Diane photographed every social and cultural ________.
(a) Subgroup.
(b) Face.
(c) Child.
(d) Surrounding.

5. According to Model, how did people receive Diane's incessant stories?
(a) They accepted them as fiction.
(b) They were enamored.
(c) They were curious.
(d) They accepted them as factual.

6. Other than the United States, where was Diane's work exhibited after her death?
(a) France.
(b) Poland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

7. Israel and his wife are described as an _____ couple.
(a) Isolated.
(b) Odd.
(c) Loving.
(d) Eccentric.

8. What opportunity did Diane's risky behavior afford her?
(a) An insight into dangerous groups.
(b) A new respect for her life.
(c) A new understanding of human nature.
(d) A secret life.

9. Diane's photographs were carefully ________ by the estate.
(a) Arranged.
(b) Edited.
(c) Controlled.
(d) Sold.

10. Where at the fundraiser did Bosworth encounter Diane?
(a) In the restroom.
(b) In the kitchen.
(c) On the roof.
(d) In the hall.

11. Who became the executrix of Diane's estate?
(a) Amy.
(b) Allan.
(c) Israel.
(d) Doon.

12. How was Allan's acting career developing?
(a) He was only wanted as a model.
(b) He was getting small movie roles.
(c) He wasn't finding work.
(d) He was starring in off-Broadway plays.

13. Diane's specific assignment for the Esquire photo shoot was "_______."
(a) A work day.
(b) Early morning.
(c) Nightlife.
(d) Children.

14. What word does Bosworth use to describe the reaction to Diane's show at the Museum of Modern Art?
(a) Mesmerized.
(b) Violent.
(c) Astonished.
(d) Indifferent.

15. What increased Diane's sense of urgency in succeeding in photography?
(a) It was a dying art.
(b) Art was dominated by men.
(c) She wanted to be more successful than Allan.
(d) The world changed so rapidly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Other than subject matter, what did Diane alter in photography?

2. Why did the Arbus family release Diane's work over time?

3. Before teaching at parsons, what magazine did Israel edit?

4. Diane's exhibit after her death was titled "Diane Arbus ________."

5. What fundraiser were Diane and Bosworth attending in 1970?

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