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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Photographic representations of the Vietnam War was essential to promoting:
(a) New methods of communication.
(b) International relations.
(c) The anti-war movement.
(d) Patriotic sentiment.

2. Sontag discusses a famous series of photographs taken by Tyler Hicks, titled "A Nation Challenged." What does this series depict?
(a) Hugo Chavez.
(b) The destruction of the Twin Towers.
(c) Osama Bin Laden.
(d) A wounded Taliban soldier.

3. At the end of World War II, a group of journalists formed Magnum Photo Agency. Which of the following photographers was not among them?
(a) Henri Cartier-Bresson.
(b) David Seymour.
(c) Ernst Friedrich.
(d) Robert Capa.

4. Which was the first war to be "covered" by professional war journalists at the front lines?
(a) The American Civil War.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Spanish Civil War.

5. 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 starkness of Goya's craft.
(b) The detailed descriptions accompanying the work.
(c) The captions, challenging the viewer to look.
(d) The subtlety of the portrayal of war.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Virginia Woolf book does Sontag discuss in detail?

2. Although the camera captures the scene in front of it, Sontag suggests that the ______ may manipulate the image.

3. To whom did the "Here Is New York" exhibit donate the proceeds?

4. According to Sontag, war journalism first developed during which of the following two wars?

5. The mass media bombarded viewers with shocking images because:

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