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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some photographers are ___________, seeking to document and visually examine the world.

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

3. Arbus simply strove to present the subjects of her photographs as ____________ to the viewers.

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does surrealism look at wealth, which is the same way that photography seems to look at wealth?

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

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

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

6. What was the goal of the Farm Service Administration photographic project in 1935 as described in this chapter?

7. Are people with children more or less likely to own a camera, according to Sontag's own findings?

8. Why did photography come to be seen as a type of copulation with the material world?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Diane Arbus took pictures of people in society who might be considered freaks, something Sontag seems to judge.

Part 1: How do you define the idea of 'freaks'?

Part 2: Do you think there is value in the Arbus pictures? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you agree that those who are not 'normal' as defined by society are freaks? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Whitman strove to look beyond beauty and ugliness into the essential value of a person or object, something that photography can do as well.

Part 1: How do you define beauty in this world? Why?

Part 2: How do you define ugliness in this world? Why?

Part 3: Do you think it's possible to look beyond ugliness and beauty? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Photographs can be made to speak with the help of captions beside them, but are these captions always necessary?

Part 1: Why do you think it's necessary to include captions with photographs?

Part 2: How do you think the photograph is changed by the introduction of captions?

Part 3: Do you think captions are necessary to include with pictures? Why or why not?

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