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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s stood out to many onlookers for which of the following reasons?
(a) Most people believe that atrocities like that do not happen in Europe.
(b) The media hyped the conflicts by airing footage during each broadcast.
(c) Government propaganda incited great public interest.
(d) The violence was more extreme than other conflicts of the era.
2. Recounting a conversation with a Sarajevan woman, Sontag claims that when people are safe, they will feel which of the following toward atrocities committed abroad?
(a) Outrage.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Arousal.
(d) Delight.
3. Sontag lists three impulses which may be satisfied by viewing images of atrocities. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
(a) "To acknowledge the existence of the incorrigible".
(b) "To force oneself to face taboo".
(c) "To make onself more numb".
(d) "To steel oneself against weakness".
4. Which famous surrealist thinker does Sontag quote as saying "Beauty will be convulsive, or it will not be?"
(a) Pablo Picasso.
(b) Salvador Dali.
(c) Virginia Woolf.
(d) Andre Breton.
5. Sontag argues that we are most disappointed to discover that which type of photographs have been staged?
(a) Images depicting spontaneous events.
(b) Images depicting gory battle scenes.
(c) Images depicting intimate climaxes.
(d) Images depicting everyday life.
Short Answer Questions
1. According to Sontag, photographs of atrocities are best received if they are:
2. The media may inform the public of war crimes and atrocities, but often fails to capture the:
3. To whom did the "Here Is New York" exhibit donate the proceeds?
4. According to Sontag, _________ also influences the public's perception of war.
5. According to Sontag, people are less responsive to images of violence in which of the following contexts?
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