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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Photographic Evangels.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was photography invented, according to Sontag's research as outlined in this book?
(a) 1818.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1828.
(d) 1839.

2. Surrealism seeks to document and to reconnoiter ___________, much in the same way that photography does.
(a) Animals.
(b) Books.
(c) Class.
(d) Society.

3. What did the acronym FSA stand for in relation to the most ambitious collection photographic project?
(a) Farm Settler Administration.
(b) Farm Service Administration.
(c) Farm Service Association.
(d) Farm Security Administration.

4. "_______- proud hosts may well pull out photographs of the place to show visitors how really splendid it is."
(a) Family.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Baby.
(d) School.

5. What are the shadows in the cave shadows of, according to the book?
(a) Faith.
(b) Dragons.
(c) Real objects.
(d) Colors.

Short Answer Questions

1. The cave allegory speaks of __________ chained to a wall within the story itself.

2. "For the modernist promotion of naive art always contains a _______; that one continue to honor its hidden claim to sophistication."

3. Others believe that photography is purely _________ and entirely devoid of interpretation in a subjective sense.

4. What kind of takeover did photography's influence lead to, according to Sontag?

5. _____________ is easy, rapid, and can be performed by just about anyone, according to Sontag.

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