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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through America, Seen Through Photographs, Darkly.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Arbus simply strove to present the subjects of her photographs as ____________ to the viewers.
(a) Freaks.
(b) Deadly.
(c) Normal.
(d) Scary.

2. In his photographs, Steichen gave ___________ material importance according to Sontag.
(a) Irrelevant.
(b) Disgusting.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Dark.

3. Whitman strove to argue that the world should be seen as a ______________ whole, welded together.
(a) Peaceful.
(b) Homogeneous.
(c) Hand-holding.
(d) Heterogeneous.

4. A photograph seems to be taken in order to guarantee that the event has actually ___________.
(a) Been a success.
(b) Transpired.
(c) Touched others in the event.
(d) Begun.

5. Photography makes a compassionate response to presented images ________________.
(a) Irrelevant.
(b) Modern.
(c) Positive.
(d) Obscure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Photography has made the world unable to perceive the _________ beyond the photograph, according to Sontag.

2. What was the name of the story to which the name of this chapter refers?

3. Whitman wanted people to begin to see that they needed to accept the _________ within the society.

4. To Whitman, the ___________ was important and it was critical to accept this truth.

5. Whitman believed humanity was welded together in _________________ instead of separated from each other.

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