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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. Photographs are also displayed in ___________ as paintings are for others to see and to experience.

2. Photography is published in books with _______ of white space and precise layouts, making it seem artistic.

3. Photographs are clearly superior at recording information in comparison to __________.

4. _____________ were circulated condemning the film as a gross mischaracterization of China and the Chinese.

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does modern photography seem to say about this subject of the photograph and its importance?

2. Why is a photograph of an object a more reliable way of looking at an object, according to the text in this chapter?

3. What do some people think a photographer needs to 'become' in order to be proficient in his or her work?

4. What is difficult, if not impossible to do when it comes to looking at photographs, as opposed to looking at paintings?

5. Why did photography enjoy a sudden burst in popularity, according to the text in this chapter?

6. In order to avoid the over-exposure of beautiful things, what becomes necessary in relation to beauty?

7. What do some primitive tribes think about the idea of taking pictures of other people, according to this chapter?

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

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

10. What did the film Chung Kuo include that helped to present an accurate, though not flattering, picture of Chinese life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Whitman strove to see what was similar in all beings as opposed to what was unique about people, it seems.

Part 1: Do you think people are unique or are we all the same? Why or why not?

Part 2: How does the perception of the world change when you realize all people are the same?

Part 3: Why do you think it's important to see similarities among people? Or isn't it?

Essay Topic 2

Sontag makes a bold supposition that some artists create their works only to be photographed.

Part 1: Do you think an artist would only create something in order to get its picture taken?

Part 2: Why do you think artists create their pieces to begin with?

Part 3: Do you agree with Sontag's idea? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The Farm Security Administration once did a photography project which sought to capture the 'common' man

Part 1: How do you define the idea of a common man? Is this definable?

Part 2: Why is it important to document that image of a common man? Or isn't it?

Part 3: How can images of what is common change the way the world works?

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