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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The surrealist movement courts _________ and incongruous juxtaposition in its use.
(a) Truth.
(b) Justice.
(c) Reality.
(d) Accidents.

2. Arbus presented her subjects as ______________ who were a part of the universal, the opposite of Whitman's ideas.
(a) Freaks.
(b) Groups.
(c) Individuals.
(d) Families.

3. What kind of takeover did photography's influence lead to, according to Sontag?
(a) Realist.
(b) Roptist.
(c) Nihilist.
(d) Surrealist.

4. A photograph seems to be taken in order to guarantee that the event has actually ___________.
(a) Begun.
(b) Been a success.
(c) Touched others in the event.
(d) Transpired.

5. Photographs now impose standards of art, culture, and ________ in the world, according to this chapter.
(a) Honor.
(b) Identity.
(c) Innovation.
(d) Patriotism.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Edward Steichen photographed __________ objects to demonstrate technique and insight within photography.

4. _____________ often use cameras and practice photography as a method of certifying their travel experience.

5. Whitman wanted people to begin to see that they needed to accept the _________ within the society.

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