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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although the camera captures the scene in front of it, Sontag suggests that the ______ may manipulate the image.
(a) Media.
(b) Editor.
(c) Press.
(d) Photographer.

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

3. Which of the following was NOT true of the "Here Is New York" exhibit?
(a) Images were selected on a first-come, first-serve basis.
(b) One image from each contributer was selected.
(c) The images were displayed uncaptioned.
(d) The identity of the photographer was kept secret until after the image was purchased.

4. Sontag mentions many factors which influence the way audiences receive war photography. Which of the following was NOT one of those factors?
(a) Age.
(b) Culture.
(c) Status.
(d) Gender.

5. Sontag observes that "Here Is New York" had no need for captions, but suggests that:
(a) One day, they will be necessary for those who did not experience the tragedy.
(b) The photographers complained that their work did not receive proper explanation.
(c) Many people misunderstood the images.
(d) Many visitors were offended by the images they saw because they did not have a caption to explain them.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Sontag, _________ also influences the public's perception of war.

2. Which was the first war to be covered by television cameras?

3. Sontag lists many effects of photographs depicting war victims. Which of the following was not one of the effects she lists?

4. Which famous surrealist thinker does Sontag quote as saying "Beauty will be convulsive, or it will not be?"

5. 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?

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