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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In discussing the difference gender makes in perceptions of war, Sontag agrees with which of the following authors?
(a) Henry James.
(b) Virginia Woolf.
(c) Joyce Carol Oates.
(d) Tyler Hicks.

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

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

4. Which Virginia Woolf book does Sontag discuss in detail?
(a) The Hours.
(b) Mrs. Dalloway.
(c) Three Guineas.
(d) Orlando.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous surrealist thinker does Sontag quote as saying "Beauty will be convulsive, or it will not be?"

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

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

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. Which was the first war to be "covered" by professional war journalists at the front lines?

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