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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sontag argues that a photograph by which of these photographers triggered mass outcry against the Vietnam War?
(a) Robert Capa.
(b) Larry Burroughs.
(c) Henri Cartier-Bresson.
(d) Ernst Friedrich.

2. Although the camera captures the scene in front of it, Sontag suggests that the ______ may manipulate the image.
(a) Photographer.
(b) Editor.
(c) Press.
(d) Media.

3. When Baudelaire expressed his concerns about the effects of the newspaper in 1860, which of the following was true?
(a) Newspapers had begun printing images alongside the stories.
(b) Newspapers had recently become more widely available to the public.
(c) Newspapers did NOT yet print images.
(d) Newspapers had begun to sensationalize headlines.

4. The West had a long tradition of viewing war as which of the following?
(a) Necessary.
(b) Spectacle.
(c) Honorable.
(d) Atrocity.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Discussing the common person's ability to feel sympathy, Sontag argues which of the following?

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 best describes the "CNN effect" as discussed by Sontag?

5. Which of the following pairs of images appeared side-by-side in a 1937 issue of "Life"?

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