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

2. Sontag notes that at the time Virginia Woolf wrote "Three Guineas," war journalism was different than it is now. How was it different?
(a) It was more disturbing.
(b) It was less graphic.
(c) It was more common.
(d) It was less prevalent.

3. Sontag argues that technological advances changed the way the public understands war by:
(a) Shielding the public from scenes of the wounded and dying.
(b) Improving the power and accuracy of weapons.
(c) Allowing journalists to represent the war in detail as it happens.
(d) Producing mass casualties and horrific destruction.

4. The mass media bombarded viewers with shocking images because:
(a) The public demanded the uncensored truth.
(b) They were more likely to stand out from the countless images people saw every day.
(c) People secretly enjoy images of mass destruction.
(d) These images received the highest interest ratings in viewer polls.

5. Sontag suggests that it is still possible to "feel the pulse of Christian iconography" in much war photography. Which famous work of art does she suggest can be seen in W. Eugene Smith's photograph of the woman in Minamata cradling her child?
(a) The Passion of Christ.
(b) The Pieta.
(c) Descent from the Cross.
(d) The Last Supper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sontag cites the Japanese narrative "Chushingura" in which the protagonist stops to appreciate the beauty of cherry blossoms one last time before committing ritual suicide as an example of which kind of shocking art?

2. Which of the following images was often thought to represent a mother, looking tellingly into the sky during an air raid of the Spanish Civil War?

3. Which of the following magazines was NOT devoted entirely to photography?

4. In interpreting photographs, Sontag claims that everyone approaches the image as which of the following?

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

(see the answer key)

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