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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sontag argues that witnessing war atrocities from afar is a unique experience characteristic of:
(a) Eastern countries.
(b) The modern world.
(c) The early 19th century.
(d) Western countries.

2. According to Sontag, why do images of atrocities fail to convey a singular, universal message?
(a) They inspire only disgust.
(b) They are too graphic.
(c) They require context and explanation.
(d) They are inappropriate for mass publication.

3. After World War I, the general public thought of the War as:
(a) The war to end all wars.
(b) A clean, necessary and effectively fought war.
(c) A hopeless waste of human energy and life.
(d) An atrocity committed on the world stage.

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

5. According to Sontag, war journalism first developed during which of the following two wars?
(a) The American Revolution and the American Civil War.
(b) World War II and the Vietnam War.
(c) The Crimean War and the American Civil War.
(d) World War I and World War II.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which technological advancement changed the way war was photographed after World War I?

2. 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?

3. Sontag describes a famous photograph from the Spanish Civil War in which two things occur simultaneously. What are those two things?

4. Sontag references an agreement in which the United States, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy and Japan came together to renounce war. What is the name of this agreement?

5. Audiences may question the veracity of photographs because:

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