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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Photography also establishes what is allowable as an object of ____________, according to Sontag.
(a) Inspection.
(b) Deity.
(c) Worth.
(d) Pity.

3. Some photographers are ___________, seeking to document and visually examine the world.
(a) Scientists.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Moralists.
(d) Students.

4. What kind of photographer is interested in the picturesque when he/she is taking photographs?
(a) European.
(b) South American.
(c) American.
(d) African.

5. Edward Steichen photographed __________ objects to demonstrate technique and insight within photography.
(a) Vapid.
(b) Normal.
(c) Moving.
(d) Still.

Short Answer Questions

1. Photography presupposes that _____________ can be a comprehensible totality, according to Sontag.

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

3. According to Sontag, photographs are held to be definitive ___________, though Sontag does not support this idea with facts.

4. Photography is a ___________ experience because cameras are cheap, readily available, and easy to use.

5. The art of taking documentary photographs instead of helping a situation is a tacit ____________ that whatever is going on should keep on happening.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Edward Steichen photograph in order to show that objects aren't always as simple as they appear?

2. How did Whitman want to see society as a whole, according to Sontag's writings in this chapter?

3. What are the ways in which an American photographer and a European photographer differ?

4. What did Steichen thus do with his photographs in terms of creating importance with the subject of the picture?

5. What has photography established, according to Sontag in this chapter in relation to how objects are seen?

6. Why does Sontag believe that tourists always use cameras during their trips to new and exciting places?

7. What does Surrealism strive to do in society, much like the goals of photography in the world?

8. How are photographs usually held as definitive evidence in the world, according to Sontag?

9. What is the significance of the title of this particular chapter of this Susan Sontag book?

10. What did the Farm Service Administration effectively show about the power of photography?

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