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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Painting is usually done of ________ subjects, while photography uses different subjects in its frames.
(a) Invisible.
(b) Animal.
(c) Ugly.
(d) Pretty.

2. Like modern art, according to Sontag, photography lowers ___________ in those who view it.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Inhibitions.
(c) Sensitivities.
(d) Trust.

3. In 1839, photography was briefly attacked as something ___________ and disgraceful, according to the book.
(a) Dense.
(b) Unnatural.
(c) Immoral.
(d) Evil.

4. Modern photography seems to admit that __________ is the sum total of all art in photography.
(a) Approach.
(b) Structure.
(c) Technique.
(d) Alignment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Arbus presented her subjects as ______________ who were a part of the universal, the opposite of Whitman's ideas.

2. Surrealism is bound by ________ and is dated in its contents, according to Sontag.

3. And others believe that all proficient photographers must metaphysically ________ the object which they are photographing.

4. What movement is capricious and inadvertent, according to Sontag?

5. The FSA project took pictures of __________ groups living in rural areas and experiencing rural problems.

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