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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The film director also focused on the most often ____________ features of Chinese life which were also humanizing.
(a) Banal.
(b) Funny.
(c) Violent.
(d) Exciting.

2. By __________, photography became an acceptable part of modern day life, according to the book.
(a) 1854.
(b) 1828.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1839.

3. Within photography have also been loosely organized __________, though not as strong as painting has had.
(a) Communes.
(b) Trends.
(c) Cults.
(d) Schools.

4. The very act of ____________ something new casts it as something new and beautiful.
(a) Photographing.
(b) Exposing.
(c) Finding.
(d) Naming.

5. Who was rendered with Antonioni's typical flair and technique, featuring long shots, close-ups, jarring juxtaposition, and a focus on the ordinary?
(a) Chung Kuo.
(b) Ching Kon.
(c) Chang Kon.
(d) Chung Koan.

6. It is __________ to distinguish one photographer's work from another, according to the opinion of Sontag.
(a) Unnecessary.
(b) Easy.
(c) Difficult.
(d) Unrelated.

7. This chapter says that society seems to prefer ________ to things, and continues to repeat this idea throughout the text.
(a) Photographers.
(b) Honesty.
(c) Ideas.
(d) Images.

8. ___________ often reveal beauty that is not normally seen, according to Sontag in this chapter.
(a) Frames.
(b) Books.
(c) Film slides.
(d) Cameras.

9. An audience cares about the subject being photographed, yet wants little to do with the _______________.
(a) Frame.
(b) Photographer.
(c) Price.
(d) Gallery.

10. Just like painting and other forms of art, photography has had various ____________.
(a) Authors.
(b) Movements.
(c) Innovations.
(d) Critics.

11. What is the question plaguing most photographic theory of the 1970s, according to Sontag in this chapter?
(a) Does the subject exist?
(b) How is photography real?
(c) Is photography art?
(d) Does art matter?

12. Chinese tastes favor well-______________ presentations within photography, according to the book.
(a) Discussed.
(b) Honored.
(c) Celebrated.
(d) Centered.

13. Most - nearly all - __________ images are photographs, according to Sontag's findings.
(a) Surrealistic.
(b) Authoritative.
(c) Effective.
(d) Great.

14. The Chinese government denounced Antonioni's film as anti-Chinese and anti-___________.
(a) Pornography.
(b) Democratic.
(c) Artistic.
(d) Communist.

15. Early in their history, photographs entered __________ where they were displayed in shows as were paintings.
(a) Grocery stores.
(b) Schools.
(c) Hotels.
(d) Museums.

Short Answer Questions

1. Photographs are also displayed in ___________ as paintings are for others to see and to experience.

2. Photography requires dissociative __________ when the person is photographing an item or object.

3. Yet, photographs ________ what we often see more, according to the chapter.

4. As a new art, photography constantly undergoes constant __________ as it must always be innovative.

5. Painting allows for __________ vision, while photography does not require this sort of vision.

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