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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Sontag, _________ also influences the public's perception of war.
(a) Hollywood.
(b) Anti-war sentiment.
(c) Government policies.
(d) Education.

2. After World War I, the general public thought of the War as:
(a) An atrocity committed on the world stage.
(b) The war to end all wars.
(c) A hopeless waste of human energy and life.
(d) A clean, necessary and effectively fought war.

3. Sontag notes that images of war most significantly influenced which of the following groups?
(a) Those who had experienced war, and were suffering from post-traumatic stress.
(b) Artists whose work centers on conscientious objection.
(c) Those who had never experienced war first-hand.
(d) Governing officials making war decisions.

4. Sontag discusses the subtitle of "Here is New York" in some detail. What was this subtitle?
(a) "A Democracy of Images."
(b) "A City Mourns."
(c) "A Nation in Shock."
(d) "September 11th, 2001."

5. Which Virginia Woolf book does Sontag discuss in detail?
(a) Mrs. Dalloway.
(b) Orlando.
(c) Three Guineas.
(d) The Hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Krieg dem Kriege contains images captioned in which four languages?

2. Sontag discusses the use of images of the dead to bolster hatred of the enemy. Which of the following recent events, aired on the Al Jazeera network, does she use as an example?

3. Sontag references an agreement in which the United States, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy and Japan came together to renounce war. What is the name of this agreement?

4. Sontag mentions many factors which influence the way audiences receive war photography. Which of the following was NOT one of those factors?

5. Although the camera captures the scene in front of it, Sontag suggests that the ______ may manipulate the image.

(see the answer key)

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