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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did the "Here Is New York" exhibit donate the proceeds?
(a) A fund benefitting the spouses of those who died.
(b) A fund benefitting the arts and encouraging photography of New York.
(c) A fund benefitting the fire departments that acted to save the victims.
(d) A fund benefitting children who lost parents in the attack.

2. Sontag mentions many factors which influence the way audiences receive war photography. Which of the following was NOT one of those factors?
(a) Age.
(b) Gender.
(c) Status.
(d) Culture.

3. Sontag argues that technological advances changed the way the public understands war by:
(a) Allowing journalists to represent the war in detail as it happens.
(b) Shielding the public from scenes of the wounded and dying.
(c) Producing mass casualties and horrific destruction.
(d) Improving the power and accuracy of weapons.

4. Sontag notes that at the time Virginia Woolf wrote "Three Guineas," war journalism was different than it is now. How was it different?
(a) It was more disturbing.
(b) It was less prevalent.
(c) It was more common.
(d) It was less graphic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Sontag discusses a famous series of photographs taken by Tyler Hicks, titled "A Nation Challenged." What does this series depict?

3. Sontag argues that witnessing war atrocities from afar is a unique experience characteristic of:

4. According to Sontag, _________ also influences the public's perception of war.

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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