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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Melancholy Objects.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Unlike what the previous parts of the chapter say, Sontag goes on to say that photography can inform ____________.
(a) Truth.
(b) Government.
(c) Morality.
(d) Change.

2. Whitman's idea was to look beyond the idea of __________ and of ugliness to see more in the world.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Peace.
(d) Joy.

3. Whitman wanted others to realize that the _____________ was a part of the universal.
(a) Word.
(b) Color.
(c) Image.
(d) Individual.

4. What is NOT one of the groups of people that Arbus photographed during her career?
(a) Insane.
(b) Prostitutes.
(c) Deformed.
(d) Lepers.

5. Photography is a ___________ experience because cameras are cheap, readily available, and easy to use.
(a) Rich.
(b) Democratizing.
(c) Powerful.
(d) Younger.

Short Answer Questions

1. American photographers feel the country is simply too _______ to be understood - instead it must simply be catalogued.

2. In what year was photography invented, according to Sontag's research as outlined in this book?

3. Photography has made the world unable to perceive the _________ beyond the photograph, according to Sontag.

4. Whose technique is considered to be impeccable, according to this chapter of the book?

5. In his photographs, Steichen gave ___________ material importance according to Sontag.

(see the answer key)

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