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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Photography on the war front was first banned in an organized fashion during which of the following wars?
(a) The Spanish Civil War.
(b) World War I.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Boer War.

3. 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 the spouses of those who died.
(c) A fund benefitting the arts and encouraging photography of New York.
(d) A fund benefitting children who lost parents in the attack.

4. _______ is a classic use for the camera.
(a) Complicating.
(b) Simplifying.
(c) Uglifying.
(d) Beautifying.

5. According to Sontag, war journalism first developed during which of the following two wars?
(a) World War II and the Vietnam War.
(b) World War I and World War II.
(c) The Crimean War and the American Civil War.
(d) The American Revolution and the American Civil War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which was the first war to be "covered" by professional war journalists at the front lines?

2. Sontag observes that "Here Is New York" had no need for captions, but suggests that:

3. 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?

4. The Brady group's approach to war photography differed from Fenton's approach in which of the following ways?

5. Sebastiao Salgado's work called "Migrations: Humanity in Transition" was often criticized as being:

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