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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following photographers exhibited photographs of Sarajevo in 1994?
(a) Jeff Wall.
(b) Frederick Wiseman.
(c) Larisa Shepitko.
(d) Paul Lowe.

2. After World War I, the general public thought of the War as:
(a) The war to end all wars.
(b) An atrocity committed on the world stage.
(c) A clean, necessary and effectively fought war.
(d) A hopeless waste of human energy and life.

3. Contemporary society, at the time Sontag wrote the book, unanimously witnessed a rise of which of the following in the media?
(a) Violence and sexuality.
(b) Sadism and sexuality.
(c) Violence and sadism.
(d) War protest.

4. Sontag compares the desire for images of people in pain to which other recurrent type of image?
(a) Images of happiness.
(b) Images of natural disasters.
(c) Images of nude bodies.
(d) Images of love.

5. Ultimately, Sontag claims that war is:
(a) Perennial.
(b) Tragic.
(c) Horrific.
(d) Avoidable.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Sontag writes that provocative images may have which of the following effects on viewers?

3. Which technological advancement changed the way war was photographed after World War I?

4. The West had a long tradition of viewing war as which of the following?

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

(see the answer key)

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