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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Brady group's approach to war photography differed from Fenton's approach in which of the following ways?
(a) The Brady group was not commissioned by the government, while Fenton was.
(b) The Brady group had permission to access the fields, while Fenton did not.
(c) The Brady group photographed the war without government permission, while Fenton had permission for his work.
(d) The Brady group was commissioned by the government, while Fenton was not.

2. Who took the infamous image of Brigadier General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing a Vietcong suspect in the street?
(a) Eddie Adams.
(b) Roger Fenton.
(c) Timothy O'Sullivan.
(d) Roger Capa.

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

4. Which of the following was NOT true of the "Here Is New York" exhibit?
(a) One image from each contributer was selected.
(b) The identity of the photographer was kept secret until after the image was purchased.
(c) The images were displayed uncaptioned.
(d) Images were selected on a first-come, first-serve basis.

5. Sontag argues that we are most disappointed to discover that which type of photographs have been staged?
(a) Images depicting spontaneous events.
(b) Images depicting gory battle scenes.
(c) Images depicting intimate climaxes.
(d) Images depicting everyday life.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sontag claims that compassion requires which of the following in order to remain?

2. How many images did the "Here Is New York" exhibit originally receive?

3. In its early days, photography was thought to:

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

5. Discussing the "co-spectatorship" and "indecency" of the image of the Vietcong suspect's execution, Sontag asserts which of the following?

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