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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sontag claims that American journalists have always followed one tacit prohibition. What have American journalists always avoided?
(a) Printing images of American-committed war crimes.
(b) Printing images of mass American casualties.
(c) Printing images of the faces of American dead.
(d) Printing images of suffering women and children.

2. Images of the Gulf War were filtered to portray the "techno war." The public was exposed to only those images that portrayed which of the following sentiments?
(a) Wondrous technological advancements.
(b) Savagery of conventional warfare, compared to American techno war.
(c) American military mercy.
(d) American military superiority over the enemy.

3. Which of the following magazines was NOT devoted entirely to photography?
(a) Vu.
(b) Picture Post.
(c) National Geographic.
(d) Life.

4. Sontag claims that Jacques Callot's 1633 painting, "The Miseries and Misfortunes of War" was unprecedented for which of the following reasons?
(a) The painting emphasized the savagery of the conquering army.
(b) The painting was the first anti-war protest work.
(c) The painting portrayed shocking violence and bloodshed.
(d) The painting glorified the horrors of war.

5. To whom did the "Here Is New York" exhibit donate the proceeds?
(a) A fund benefitting the fire departments that acted to save the victims.
(b) A fund benefitting children who lost parents in the attack.
(c) A fund benefitting the arts and encouraging photography of New York.
(d) A fund benefitting the spouses of those who died.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which technological advancement changed the way war was photographed after World War I?

2. Sontag discusses one year in European history in which the photograph was able to truly capture the nature of human atrocities. Which year was it?

3. According to Sontag, "to photograph is to frame, and to frame is to _______".

4. 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?

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

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