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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sontag suggests that photographs do NOT ask which of the following tasks of the viewers?
(a) To retain specific knowledge about each human atrocity.
(b) To work toward peace.
(c) To put an end to human cruelty.
(d) To evaluate the morality of the situation depicted in the image.

2. U.S. bombing of Afghanistan was conducted remotely from which of the following locations?
(a) Quantico, Virginia.
(b) Tampa, Florida
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) The Pentagon.

3. Sontag argues that Goya's "The Disasters of War" was a turning point in the depiction of suffering. What does she cite as her reason?
(a) The captions, challenging the viewer to look.
(b) The starkness of Goya's craft.
(c) The detailed descriptions accompanying the work.
(d) The subtlety of the portrayal of war.

4. Krieg dem Kriege contains images captioned in which four languages?
(a) German, French, Dutch and English.
(b) German, French, English and Spanish.
(c) German, French, English and Russian.
(d) German, French, English and Japanese.

5. _______ is a modern development in camera use.
(a) Beautifying.
(b) Simplifying.
(c) Complicating.
(d) Uglifying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sontag discusses "Here Is New York," a photography exhibit depicting September 11th. Whom did the organizers ask to contribute photographs?

2. When Baudelaire expressed his concerns about the effects of the newspaper in 1860, which of the following was true?

3. Restrictions on media coverage of the British campaign in the Falklands was notable for which of the following reasons?

4. Audiences may question the veracity of photographs because:

5. Which of the following poets expressed concerns about the effect of national-scale events on human sensibility in 1800?

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