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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Arbus simply strove to present the subjects of her photographs as ____________ to the viewers.
(a) Freaks.
(b) Normal.
(c) Deadly.
(d) Scary.

2. Photography freed ____________ from the reproductive arts, according to Sontag's writing in this book.
(a) Sculpting.
(b) Painting.
(c) Carving.
(d) Stage plays.

3. What might separate the whole of humanity, according to Whitman in this chapter of this book?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Superficial distinctions.
(c) Photography.
(d) Criticisms.

4. What picture of Steichen's was composed of portraiture that showed the universal in the individual?
(a) Family of Man.
(b) Family of the Universal.
(c) Family of All.
(d) Family of One.

5. However, photography can also make truly beautiful things seem _________, according to Sontag.
(a) Happy.
(b) Innocent.
(c) Cliche.
(d) Dense.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some photographers are _________, seeking to clarify or to identify a world vision.

2. When did the largest collection photographic project take place with the help of the FSA?

3. Photography allows painting to focus on the purely __________ of the object being captured.

4. Another method of falsifying photographs is to falsely __________ them, according to Sontag's findings.

5. Or is photography a ________ using an incidentally mimetic process, as referenced by Sontag in the book?

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