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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1975.

2. In discussing the difference gender makes in perceptions of war, Sontag agrees with which of the following authors?
(a) Tyler Hicks.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Joyce Carol Oates.
(d) Virginia Woolf.

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

4. Noting the long history of the "iconography of suffering," Sontag lists three types of art which depict incredible agony. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
(a) Images of the martyrdom of the Christian saints.
(b) The statue of Laocoon and his sons.
(c) Images and scultpures of the Passion of Christ.
(d) The Pieta.

5. Which of the following magazines was NOT devoted entirely to photography?
(a) Picture Post.
(b) Life.
(c) National Geographic.
(d) Vu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sontag discusses "Here Is New York," a photography exhibit depicting September 11th. Whom did the organizers ask to contribute photographs?

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. The media may inform the public of war crimes and atrocities, but often fails to capture the:

4. Sontag claims that American journalists have always followed one tacit prohibition. What have American journalists always avoided?

5. Audiences may question the veracity of photographs because:

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