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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sontag suggests that the camera always "kept company with _________".
(a) Death.
(b) Art.
(c) Life.
(d) War.

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

3. Which technological advancement changed the way war was photographed after World War I?
(a) Transportation.
(b) Weaponry.
(c) Lightweight cameras.
(d) Lighting equipment.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Sontag discusses the subtitle of "Here is New York" in some detail. What was this subtitle?

4. Which of the following pairs of images appeared side-by-side in a 1937 issue of "Life"?

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

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