Reading an Archive

The first sentence (lines 1-3) does all of the following EXCEPT

• to indicate scholarly research
• to indicate a cause/effect relationship
• to state the thesis of the piece
• to establish that the essay is based on the opinion of the author

The word "oversight" in line 12 refers to 

• "without calling attention to the bias" (11)
• "construct a pictorial history" (9-10)
• "coal mining in Cape Breton" (10)
• "present interests" (12)

An accurate reading of footnote 7 informs the reader that the author based his material on

• Society of the Spectacle, re. ed. 1977
• Society of the Spectacle, 1970
• The Black and Red, 1970
• Buchat-Chastel, 1967

The author directly involves the reader using which of the following linguistic devices?

• exhortation
• metaphor
• direct quotation
• rhetorical questions

"initial contexts" in line 35-36 refers to

• "a second option" (28)
• "historical explanation" (28-29)
• "inventory of aesthetic achievement" (30)
• "contemporary vanguard art" (33)

The main concern in the passage is contained in which of the following lines? 

• "The viewer... critical evaluations." (13-14)
• "In retrieving... geographical mobility" (14-16)
• "I can imagine... of the fine arts" (37-39)
• "The former...mechanical medium" (46-49)

The most probable implication of this passage is that

• historians are cynical
• historians are naive
• viewers/readers are ill-equipped ti make critical evaluations
• dealing with photographs demands a combination of the mechanical and the aesthetic

The purpose of footnote 9 is to 

• enhance the reputation of the writer
• cite a primary source
• direct the reader to opposing positions
• compare differing cultures

The tone of the passage can best be described as

• argumentative and scholarly 
• romantic and artistic
• philosophical and didactic
• informative and sarcastic

According to the author, the power of photography as historical illustration is found in 

• spectator
• picture press
• image itself
• camera