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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Photographic Evangels.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Despite the efforts of contemporary photographers to exorcise the _____________, something lingers."
(a) Specter of art.
(b) Ordinary.
(c) Demons.
(d) Abstract.

2. Photography allows all of the goals of surrealism to conflate into a _________ art, according to Sontag.
(a) Fine.
(b) Universal.
(c) Mimetic.
(d) Understanding.

3. Some photographers are _________, seeking to clarify or to identify a world vision.
(a) Students.
(b) Moralists.
(c) Scientists.
(d) Teachers.

4. As a new art, photography constantly undergoes constant __________ as it must always be innovative.
(a) Technological advances.
(b) Exposure.
(c) Revision.
(d) Framing.

5. Photographs become ______________; they record the injuries time does to objects.
(a) Artifacts.
(b) Mementos.
(c) Arguments.
(d) Stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. To Whitman, the ___________ was important and it was critical to accept this truth.

2. What kind of photographer is interested in the picturesque when he/she is taking photographs?

3. Others believe that photography is purely _________ and entirely devoid of interpretation in a subjective sense.

4. Photography is published in books with _______ of white space and precise layouts, making it seem artistic.

5. Some theorize that photography allows the artist to capture __________ during an off-guard moment.

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