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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Sontag argues that the photograph, unlike the written word, is:
(a) Politically charged.
(b) Artistically inferior.
(c) Always objective.
(d) Subject to interpretation.

3. According to Sontag, photojournalism was used post-9/11 to:
(a) Promote messages of peace and pacificism.
(b) Inform the public of the event.
(c) Increase support for military action.
(d) Increase sensitivity toward Middle-Eastern Americans.

4. How many images did the "Here Is New York" exhibit originally receive?
(a) Less five hundred.
(b) Less than one hundred.
(c) More than one thousand.
(d) More than one million.

5. Sontag argues that creating lasting interest in war image requires which of the following?
(a) A brave star witness.
(b) A reputation for cutting-edge journalism.
(c) A large budget from advertising.
(d) A plethora of shocking images.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Sontag, why do images of atrocities fail to convey a singular, universal message?

3. Sontag lists which of the following as images that the artist "makes"?

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?

5. According to Sontag, anti-war sentiment:

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