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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Sontag, war journalism first developed during which of the following two wars?
(a) The Crimean War and the American Civil War.
(b) World War I and World War II.
(c) World War II and the Vietnam War.
(d) The American Revolution and the American Civil War.

2. Sontag describes the way people experienced televised images of war in their own homes as which of the following?
(a) Diplomatic distance.
(b) Tele-intimacy.
(c) Mediated intimacy.
(d) Comfortable distance.

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

4. Which of the following included close-up images of soldiers wounded by war in his/her 1938 film?
(a) Abel Gance.
(b) Ernst Friedrich.
(c) Virginia Woolf.
(d) Anonymous.

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

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 notes that at the time Virginia Woolf wrote "Three Guineas," war journalism was different than it is now. How was it different?

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

4. Which Virginia Woolf book does Sontag discuss in detail?

5. Sontag observes that "Here Is New York" had no need for captions, but suggests that:

(see the answer key)

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