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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) The Treaty of Brandenburg.
(b) The Treaty of Versailles.
(c) Kellogg-Briad Pact of 1928.
(d) The Non-Aggression Pact of 1937.

2. Sontag lists which of the following as images that the artist "makes"?
(a) Drawings and paintings.
(b) Paintings and photographs.
(c) Etchings and drawings.
(d) Photographs and etchings.

3. Photography on the war front was first banned in an organized fashion during which of the following wars?
(a) World War II.
(b) The Boer War.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Spanish Civil War.

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

5. The conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s stood out to many onlookers for which of the following reasons?
(a) Government propaganda incited great public interest.
(b) Most people believe that atrocities like that do not happen in Europe.
(c) The violence was more extreme than other conflicts of the era.
(d) The media hyped the conflicts by airing footage during each broadcast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sontag lists which of the following as images that the artist "takes"?

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

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

4. Sontag describes a famous photograph from the Spanish Civil War in which two things occur simultaneously. What are those two things?

5. Which was the first war to be "covered" by professional war journalists at the front lines?

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