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DOCUMENTING THE JAPANESE AMERICAN WWII CAMP EXPERIENCE TRIVIA QUIZ

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TRIVIA QUESTIONS

The Japanese American camp experience was recorded through the courageous efforts of photographers and filmmakers such as Ansel Adams, Dave Tatsuno, Toyo Miyatake, and others, who were instrumental in recording the stark realities and poignant moments of daily camp life.

In conjunction with the exhibition, Ansel Adams at Manzanar, we invite you to take our quiz on Adams and other photographers and filmmakers, who captured the Japanese American wartime experience on film.

Answer the multiple-choice questions below, then click on the "See the Answers" button at the bottom of the page to see how well you did. Extended answers reveal more about the topic.

[Hint: the answers to the trivia questions can be easily found by reading our accompanying story, "Documenting the Japanese American WWII Camp Experience". (click on the title link to read the story)]

Please answer all the quiz questions.

  1. Ansel Adams was asked to take photographs of the Manzanar War Relocation Center by




  2. Dorothea Lange photographed Japanese Americans during WWII in all of these areas except




  3. Toyo Miyatake first took photographs at the Manzanar War Relocation Center with




  4. Dave Tatsuno's home movie footage of the Topaz War Relocation Center




  5. Jack Iwata was appointed official camp photographer for which camp




 
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