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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Robert Capa.
(b) Ernst Friedrich.
(c) David Seymour.
(d) Henri Cartier-Bresson.

2. Modern society, Sontag argues, is a "society of _______".
(a) Shock.
(b) Sympathy.
(c) Sheep.
(d) Spectacle.

3. Which of the following is true about representations of the dead or dying in American media?
(a) American news media applies the same standards of decency to all victims, regardless of country of origin.
(b) American journalism favors American subjects, often overlooking people in "remote" places.
(c) FCC laws prohibit the printing of images including the faces of war victims.
(d) The faces of the dead and dying from "exotic" places are more likely to be shown.

4. Photography on the war front was first banned in an organized fashion during which of the following wars?
(a) The Spanish Civil War.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Boer War.

5. Discussing the "co-spectatorship" and "indecency" of the image of the Vietcong suspect's execution, Sontag asserts which of the following?
(a) The shooting would not have occurred in the absence of journalists to record it.
(b) The photographer arranged the execution in advance.
(c) General Loan was unaware of the cameras at the time of the execution.
(d) The presence of journalists was an invasion of the executed man's privacy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took the infamous image of Brigadier General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing a Vietcong suspect in the street?

2. Sontag discusses the subtitle of "Here is New York" in some detail. What was this subtitle?

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

4. Which of the following was NOT true of the "Here Is New York" exhibit?

5. Sontag argues that creating lasting interest in war image requires which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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