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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sontag corrects her earlier argument by claiming that which of the following is eroded by modern media saturation?
(a) Human decency.
(b) Human empathy.
(c) Sense of urgency.
(d) Sense of reality.

2. Sontag claims that "good taste" is always _________ when invoked by institutions.
(a) A way to maintain appearances.
(b) A decision made in the interest of freedom.
(c) A measure to protect the public.
(d) A repressive standard.

3. According to Sontag, photographs of atrocities are best received if they are:
(a) Well-lit and high-contrast.
(b) Close-ups of compelling scenes.
(c) Images of familiar places or people.
(d) So artistically simple as to seem uncomposed.

4. Sontag argues that many people thought that which of the following makes war seem "real"?
(a) Proximity.
(b) Movies.
(c) Photographs.
(d) Books.

5. Sontag suggests that the camera always "kept company with _________".
(a) Life.
(b) Death.
(c) Art.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sontag claims that American journalists have always followed one tacit prohibition. What have American journalists always avoided?

2. Restrictions on media coverage of the British campaign in the Falklands was notable for which of the following reasons?

3. Photography on the war front was first banned in an organized fashion during which of the following wars?

4. Sontag, confirming Walter Lippmann's assertion, argues that photography replaced which of the following media for representing the truth?

5. Recalling traditions of the 16th and 17th century, Sontag claims that printing images of dark-skinned people in moments of suffering or pain is part of a long tradition of which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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