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

2. According to Sontag, anti-war sentiment:
(a) Was considered treasonous.
(b) Produced peace.
(c) Overcame the militarized frenzy of the war years.
(d) Emerged in the arts across Europe after World War I.

3. Audiences may question the veracity of photographs because:
(a) Images can be staged or manipulated.
(b) Anyone can photograph an event.
(c) Newspapers and magazines caption the images.
(d) Photojournalists are unreliable.

4. Which was the first war to be covered by television cameras?
(a) The Korean War.
(b) The War on Terror.
(c) Desert Storm.
(d) The Vietnam War.

5. Which was the first war to be "covered" by professional war journalists at the front lines?
(a) World War II.
(b) The American Civil War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Spanish Civil War.

Short Answer Questions

1. The mass media bombarded viewers with shocking images because:

2. Sontag discusses the use of images of the dead to bolster hatred of the enemy. Which of the following recent events, aired on the Al Jazeera network, does she use as an example?

3. Sontag describes the way people experienced televised images of war in their own homes as which of the following?

4. Sontag argues that technological advances changed the way the public understands war by:

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

(see the answer key)

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