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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which technological advancement changed the way war was photographed after World War I?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Lightweight cameras.
(c) Weaponry.
(d) Lighting equipment.

2. "Without Sanctuary" was a book of photographs taken of which of the following atrocities?
(a) Japanese internment in the U.S.
(b) The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921.
(c) The Rwanda atrocities.
(d) Lynchings of black Americans in the 1930s.

3. Fenton's "The Valley of the Shadow of Death" is unique for which of the following reasons?
(a) It is the only photograph in his collection that did not need to be staged.
(b) It ignores the directions from the War Office.
(c) It requires hours of production and setup.
(d) It provides a uniquely poignant depiction of the horror of war.

4. According to Sontag, a person who fails to recognize that people are capable of committing atrocities has failed to achieve which of the following?
(a) Emotional security.
(b) Realistic perspective.
(c) Psychological or moral adulthood.
(d) Intellectual development.

5. The protagonist of J'Accuse, the 1938 anti-war film, cries out which of the following in German and in English?
(a) "War is ugly!"
(b) "The horror!"
(c) "Your sacrifices were in vain!"
(d) "The face of war!"

Short Answer Questions

1. Krieg dem Kriege contains images captioned in which four languages?

2. Sontag notes that post-colonial Africa is most commonly known to the American public based on a series of which of the following groups of images?

3. Sontag mentions many factors which influence the way audiences receive war photography. Which of the following was NOT one of those factors?

4. Sontag cites William Hazlitt's claim that sympathy is no more a part of human nature than is which of the following?

5. Concerned with the public health risk posed by cigarette smoking, officials in which country suggested that images of black lungs, damaged hearts or periodontal disease be included on the warning label for tobacco products?

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