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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The mass media bombarded viewers with shocking images because:
(a) People secretly enjoy images of mass destruction.
(b) The public demanded the uncensored truth.
(c) They were more likely to stand out from the countless images people saw every day.
(d) These images received the highest interest ratings in viewer polls.

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

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

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

5. Sontag notes that at the time Virginia Woolf wrote "Three Guineas," war journalism was different than it is now. How was it different?
(a) It was more common.
(b) It was more disturbing.
(c) It was less graphic.
(d) It was less prevalent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sontag, confirming Walter Lippmann's assertion, argues that photography replaced which of the following media for representing the truth?

2. To whom did the "Here Is New York" exhibit donate the proceeds?

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

4. Sontag argues that Woolf's view, like many other "antiwar polemicists" is:

5. Which of the following was NOT true of the "Here Is New York" exhibit?

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