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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sontag suggests that the camera always "kept company with _________".
(a) Life.
(b) War.
(c) Death.
(d) Art.

2. Sontag, confirming Walter Lippmann's assertion, argues that photography replaced which of the following media for representing the truth?
(a) Religious texts such as the Bible.
(b) Eye-witness testimonies.
(c) Artistic representations such as paintings or drawings.
(d) Scientific studies.

3. Sontag discusses reactions to the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Which of the following is NOT a reaction Sontag recalls hearing?
(a) "It felt like a dream."
(b) "It felt like a movie."
(c) "It felt unreal."
(d) "It felt surreal."

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

5. Sontag argues that Woolf's view, like many other "antiwar polemicists" is:
(a) Narrow-minded.
(b) Idealistic.
(c) Out-dated.
(d) Generic.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Sontag, photographs of atrocities are best received if they are:

2. Sontag argues that creating lasting interest in war image requires which of the following?

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

4. In discussing the difference gender makes in perceptions of war, Sontag agrees with which of the following authors?

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

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