Regarding the Pain of Others Quiz Questions | Quiz: Chapter 4

Quiz: Chapter 4

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

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. Sontag argues that Goya's "The Disasters of War" was a turning point in the depiction of suffering. What does she cite as her reason?
a) The detailed descriptions accompanying the work.
b) The subtlety of the portrayal of war.
c) The starkness of Goya's craft.
d) The captions, challenging the viewer to look.

2. Sontag compares the desire for images of people in pain to which other recurrent type of image?
a) Images of nude bodies.
b) Images of natural disasters.
c) Images of happiness.
d) Images of love.

3. Fenton's "The Valley of the Shadow of Death" is unique for which of the following reasons?
a) It provides a uniquely poignant depiction of the horror of...
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