Regarding the Pain of Others Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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Regarding the Pain of Others Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sontag argues that creating lasting interest in war image requires which of the following?
(a) A brave star witness.
(b) A plethora of shocking images.
(c) A large budget from advertising.
(d) A reputation for cutting-edge journalism.

2. Sontag references an agreement in which the United States, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy and Japan came together to renounce war. What is the name of this agreement?
(a) The Non-Aggression Pact of 1937.
(b) Kellogg-Briad Pact of 1928.
(c) The Treaty of Versailles.
(d) The Treaty of Brandenburg.

3. After World War I, the general public thought of the War as:
(a) A hopeless waste of human energy and life.
(b) A clean, necessary and effectively fought war.
(c) An atrocity committed on the world stage.
(d) The war to end all wars.

4. Sontag suggests that a catastrophic event that is experienced in real life. . .
(a) "does not often seem to be happening."
(b) "will often seem eerily like its representation."
(c) "induces more stress when it is televised."
(d) "causes greater pain than one that is experienced on television."

5. How many images did the "Here Is New York" exhibit originally receive?
(a) More than one million.
(b) Less five hundred.
(c) Less than one hundred.
(d) More than one thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Sontag, photographs of atrocities are best received if they are:

2. Paraphrasing Woolf, Sontag states that the privileged class fails to respond to images of war with the appropriate pain. She describes this as a:

3. In its early days, photography was thought to:

4. Sontag discusses "Here Is New York," a photography exhibit depicting September 11th. Whom did the organizers ask to contribute photographs?

5. Sontag lists many effects of photographs depicting war victims. Which of the following was not one of the effects she lists?

(see the answer key)

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