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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Diane different than other artists?
(a) She was famous.
(b) She lived with other artists.
(c) She revolutionized her genre.
(d) She cheated on her husband.

2. What did Diane experience in her work during her life?
(a) Fame.
(b) Success.
(c) Fear.
(d) Pleasure.

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

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

5. Why were publications unhappy with Diane's photos of celebrities?
(a) Her shots were unflattering.
(b) She made them likable.
(c) She photographed celebrity look-alikes.
(d) She picked lesser known people.

6. What word does Bosworth use to describe Arbus' role in her field?
(a) Iconoclast.
(b) Poster child.
(c) Irrelevant.
(d) Trailblazer.

7. Why did the Arbus family release Diane's work over time?
(a) To maintain its value.
(b) They didn't have the time to exhibit.
(c) They didn't have the money for exhibitions.
(d) To honor her birthday every year.

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

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

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

11. Why did Diane befriend Moondog?
(a) To make new friends.
(b) To exploit him.
(c) To learn about his past.
(d) To get a glimpse into his world.

12. Diane's exhibit after her death was titled "Diane Arbus ________."
(a) Portraits.
(b) Revelations.
(c) Grotesque.
(d) Memories.

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

14. Why did Diane travel to New Jersey and Pennsylvania?
(a) To find a new doctor.
(b) To go to carnivals.
(c) To take photographs.
(d) To visit her family.

15. Diane wanted to capture the "_________" of nudists.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Earthiness.
(c) Inhibition.
(d) Absurdity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Other than the United States, where was Diane's work exhibited after her death?

2. In Israel's opinion, why did Diane fail in the 50's?

3. According to Bosworth in the Afterword, how was Diane like so many other artists?

4. In 1959, Esquire adopted a ______ approach to art.

5. Why did Diane give away her photos before she died?

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