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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. As a result of being considered to be documentation, photographs yield a _______ that no other art form can yield.

2. The surrealist movement courts _________ and incongruous juxtaposition in its use.

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

4. Arbus made everybody look ________________ when she took her photographs.

5. What is NOT one of the things Sontag points out that photography seeks to look at?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. On what other artistic areas does photography impose standards according to Sontag in this chapter?

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

6. What did Whitman think about those things which are often deemed trivial and those things considered to be real?

7. How does photography encourage voyeurism in those who look at photographs?

8. What kind of art does Sontag believe photography has become, according to the text in this chapter?

9. How was "Family of Man" an opposite representation of what Whitman was trying to saw about humanity?

10. How might the surrealist art movement be described, according to Sontag in this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In its beginnings, photography was thought to be unnatural and disgraceful, though it eventually grew accepted and then revered.

Part 1: Why do you think photography was once thought to be unnatural?

Part 2: Why do you think the attitude toward photography changed over the years?

Part 3: In what ways is photography unnatural today? Why?

Essay Topic 2

According to Sontag, painting favors beautiful items while photography favors less than attractive objects.

Part 1: Why do you think painting is used for beautiful items?

Part 2: Do you think painting can only be used for beautiful things? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think that photography focuses only on those things which are less attractive? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Photography offers the viewer a chance to look upon others, without being judged for looking.

Part 1: Do you think it's a good thing for people to look upon others through pictures? Why or why not?

Part 2: How do you think the ability to be a voyeur affects the person who is looking at the picture?

Part 3: Why do you think people feel safer looking at pictures than looking at the subject in real life?

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