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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Photography is published in books with _______ of white space and precise layouts, making it seem artistic.
(a) Images.
(b) Frames.
(c) Backgrounds.
(d) Spaces.

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

3. Photographs cannot ___________ of something and are therefore obviously reproductive or mimetic.
(a) Not be.
(b) Understand the truth.
(c) Simply be.
(d) Ignore the rules.

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

5. The reaction to the film in China is illustrative of an essential ____________ difference in the way that photography is understood.
(a) Societal.
(b) Cultural.
(c) Military.
(d) Gender.

6. The preference in question #154 is actually used as the very definition of modern __________, according to Sontag.
(a) Art.
(b) Society.
(c) Literature.
(d) Expansion.

7. According to the beginning of this chapter, photographs discover ___________.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Truth.
(c) Peace.
(d) Innocence.

8. Collecting photographs is easy. What is NOT one of the reasons for the ease of collecting photographs, according to this chapter?
(a) They are easily transportable.
(b) They can be stored on a computer.
(c) They are small.
(d) They are durable.

9. In general, modern photography claims that the ___________ is irrelevant within the picture's creation.
(a) Subject.
(b) Structure.
(c) Photographer.
(d) Alignment.

10. Or is photography a ________ using an incidentally mimetic process, as referenced by Sontag in the book?
(a) Forgery.
(b) High art.
(c) Assembly line.
(d) Truth telling.

11. Some champion total self ____________ for the photographer in order to capture subjects in the way that makes sense for an audience.
(a) Aggrandizement.
(b) Effacement.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Control.

12. At times in the photography movement, the __________ is considered important while at other times it is not.
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Photographer.
(c) Subject.
(d) Placement.

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

14. In China, photography is subsumed by the state _______________ apparatus, according to the book's findings.
(a) Moral.
(b) Christian.
(c) Propaganda.
(d) Government.

15. Who invited Antonioni to make a film about the Chinese life and its culture?
(a) Italian government.
(b) United States government.
(c) No one.
(d) Chinese government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many tribes view the act of taking pictures of something or of someone as ______________.

2. _____________ is easy, rapid, and can be performed by just about anyone, according to Sontag.

3. Even though photographs are generally consistent, _________ tastes in photography exist and change over time.

4. Within photography have also been loosely organized __________, though not as strong as painting has had.

5. Photographs in China are seen as another extension of _____________, which is why the film was misunderstood.

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