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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Diane became more immersed in photography, what was her strongest desire?
(a) Shocking people.
(b) Learning to paint.
(c) Photographing celebrities.
(d) Selling her work.

2. Diane's genre is called ________ photography.
(a) Documentary.
(b) Artistic.
(c) Professional.
(d) Journalistic.

3. Moondog worked as a _______.
(a) Musician.
(b) Writer.
(c) Painter.
(d) Actor.

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

5. Whom was Diane photographing at the fundraiser?
(a) Algernon Black.
(b) Marvin israel.
(c) Abby Hoffman.
(d) Lisette Model.

6. Other than subject matter, what did Diane alter in photography?
(a) Technique.
(b) Range.
(c) Marketing.
(d) Approach.

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

8. After her Esquire shoot, how did Diane feel?
(a) Indifferent.
(b) Thrilled.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Inadequate.

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

10. Photographers of the 30's were described as "_______" recorders.
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Tempestuous.
(c) Benevolent.
(d) Frivolous.

11. Before teaching at parsons, what magazine did Israel edit?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) The Atlantic.
(c) Harpers.
(d) Esquire.

12. For what project did Diane collaborate with Richard Avedon?
(a) A fashion layout.
(b) Her family photo.
(c) An American portrait.
(d) A celebrity expose.

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

14. What control did Israel have over Diane?
(a) Her artistic endeavors.
(b) He education.
(c) Her public appearances.
(d) Her love life.

15. According to Diane, what was the only true way to capture one's true nature?
(a) By photographing them without makeup.
(b) By letting them choose the location.
(c) By evoking an emotional response.
(d) By posing them in a nice outfit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Diane befriend Moondog?

2. Bosworth quotes Diane as saying, "These are things no one would see unless ________."

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

4. Bosworth explains Diane photographed every social and cultural ________.

5. Why did Diane travel to New Jersey and Pennsylvania?

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