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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. U.S. bombing of Afghanistan was conducted remotely from which of the following locations?
(a) Quantico, Virginia.
(b) The Pentagon.
(c) Tampa, Florida
(d) Washington, D.C.

2. Fenton's "The Valley of the Shadow of Death" is unique for which of the following reasons?
(a) It ignores the directions from the War Office.
(b) It provides a uniquely poignant depiction of the horror of war.
(c) It is the only photograph in his collection that did not need to be staged.
(d) It requires hours of production and setup.

3. Goya's "Los Desastres de la Guerra" (The Disasters of War) was a series of etchings published in 1863. Which of the following events does this series depict?
(a) The Spanish Civil War.
(b) World War I.
(c) The bombing of Guernica.
(d) Napoleon's invasion of Spain.

4. Concerned with the public health risk posed by cigarette smoking, officials in which country suggested that images of black lungs, damaged hearts or periodontal disease be included on the warning label for tobacco products?
(a) France.
(b) United States.
(c) Canada.
(d) United Kindgom.

5. Sontag argues that we are most disappointed to discover that which type of photographs have been staged?
(a) Images depicting intimate climaxes.
(b) Images depicting everyday life.
(c) Images depicting gory battle scenes.
(d) Images depicting spontaneous events.

Short Answer Questions

1. The media may inform the public of war crimes and atrocities, but often fails to capture the:

2. Using the example of Ground Zero, Sontag argues that photographs have the power to do which of the following to their subject?

3. Sontag claims that Jacques Callot's 1633 painting, "The Miseries and Misfortunes of War" was unprecedented for which of the following reasons?

4. Photographic representations of the Vietnam War was essential to promoting:

5. A heated debate emerged when a weekly paper in Boston ran a video of which American journalist's execution in Pakistan?

(see the answer key)

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