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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. What art has had to struggle to become a high art, though others have not had to work as hard to get to that title?

2. Although one cannot possess all of _____________, one can possess images.

3. Photographs can mingle documentation with __________ rendering, according to Sontag in this chapter.

4. Most continue to claim that photography is entirely _________, according to the research of Sontag.

5. The real problem with bringing ________ photographs into mainstream is a procedure which contradicts the nature of most photographs.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the final chapter have to present about the idea of images in relation to reality, something which may not be fully supported by the text?

2. What does photography have the power to do to truly beautiful things, according to this chapter?

3. What does a photographic portrait not need to do, instead it can mingle documentation with artistic rendering?

4. In 1839, why was photography briefly attacked by those in society, according to the history lessons of this chapter?

5. What is the struggle that's described in relation to paintings versus taking photographs, according to Sontag?

6. What do photographs do to reality, according to this final chapter of the book as written by Sontag?

7. What do some theories speculate that photography allows the artist to capture when they are taking the photograph?

8. How are photographs presented as art in the modern society, according to this chapter of the book?

9. How are vapid or banal objects made beautiful when they are photographed, according to this chapter?

10. Why are photographs considered to be a superior form of recording information, even more so than writing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

False photography becomes another important concern in the art of photography, with false caption being included on some photographs.

Part 1: Why do you think some photographers use false captions with their photographs?

Part 2: Do you think it's 'right' to use captions which falsely describe a photograph? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think the photograph changes when a false caption is used?

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

Sontag also points out that some photographers are moralists, trying to identify a world vision.

Part 1: How do you think photographers are moralists? How does this label work?

Part 2: Why is it important to identify a world vision? Or isn't it?

Part 3: Is photography necessary in order to understand morality? Why or why not?

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