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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sontag argues that witnessing war atrocities from afar is a unique experience characteristic of:
(a) Western countries.
(b) The modern world.
(c) Eastern countries.
(d) The early 19th century.

2. In interpreting photographs, Sontag claims that everyone approaches the image as which of the following?
(a) A realist.
(b) An idealist.
(c) A critic.
(d) A literalist.

3. Fenton's "The Valley of the Shadow of Death" is unique for which of the following reasons?
(a) It is the only photograph in his collection that did not need to be staged.
(b) It provides a uniquely poignant depiction of the horror of war.
(c) It ignores the directions from the War Office.
(d) It requires hours of production and setup.

4. _______ is a classic use for the camera.
(a) Uglifying.
(b) Beautifying.
(c) Simplifying.
(d) Complicating.

5. Goya's "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (The Disasters of War) was a series of etchings published in 1863. Which of the following events does this series depict?
(a) The bombing of Guernica.
(b) The Spanish Civil War.
(c) World War I.
(d) Napoleon's invasion of Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sontag criticizes American portrayals of U.S. military strategy, saying that war museums do not emphasize which of the following?

2. Sontag notes that post-colonial Africa is most commonly known to the American public based on a series of which of the following groups of images?

3. Sontag discusses one year in European history in which the photograph was able to truly capture the nature of human atrocities. Which year was it?

4. Photography on the war front was first banned in an organized fashion during which of the following wars?

5. The footage from a 1898 charge of Colonel Roosevelt's volunteer cavalry, the Rough Riders, was replaced with film of a staged charge later for which of the following reasons?

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