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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sontag observes that "Here Is New York" had no need for captions, but suggests that:
(a) The photographers complained that their work did not receive proper explanation.
(b) Many visitors were offended by the images they saw because they did not have a caption to explain them.
(c) One day, they will be necessary for those who did not experience the tragedy.
(d) Many people misunderstood the images.

2. Which famous surrealist thinker does Sontag quote as saying "Beauty will be convulsive, or it will not be?"
(a) Virginia Woolf.
(b) Salvador Dali.
(c) Andre Breton.
(d) Pablo Picasso.

3. The mass media bombarded viewers with shocking images because:
(a) The public demanded the uncensored truth.
(b) These images received the highest interest ratings in viewer polls.
(c) They were more likely to stand out from the countless images people saw every day.
(d) People secretly enjoy images of mass destruction.

4. 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?
(a) "It felt unreal."
(b) "It felt surreal."
(c) "It felt like a movie."
(d) "It felt like a dream."

5. Krieg dem Kriege contains images captioned in which four languages?
(a) German, French, Dutch and English.
(b) German, French, English and Japanese.
(c) German, French, English and Russian.
(d) German, French, English and Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom did the "Here Is New York" exhibit donate the proceeds?

3. According to Sontag, war journalism first developed during which of the following two wars?

4. In discussing the difference gender makes in perceptions of war, Sontag agrees with which of the following authors?

5. Sontag discusses one year in European history in which the photograph was able to truly capture the nature of human atrocities. Which year was it?

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