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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sontag observes that "Here Is New York" had no need for captions, but suggests that:
(a) One day, they will be necessary for those who did not experience the tragedy.
(b) Many visitors were offended by the images they saw because they did not have a caption to explain them.
(c) Many people misunderstood the images.
(d) The photographers complained that their work did not receive proper explanation.

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

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

4. The media may inform the public of war crimes and atrocities, but often fails to capture the:
(a) Tension between combatants.
(b) Complicated circumstances, causes and impact of the event.
(c) Emotional struggles of the victims.
(d) Essence of the experience.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The mass media bombarded viewers with shocking images because:

2. Underneath feelings of apathy, Sontag contends are which of the following feelings?

3. Sontag presents her own objection to Salgado's "Migrations." Why does Sontag criticize Salgado's work?

4. Sontag, confirming Walter Lippmann's assertion, argues that photography replaced which of the following media for representing the truth?

5. Although the camera captures the scene in front of it, Sontag suggests that the ______ may manipulate the image.

(see the answer key)

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