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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sontag discusses reactions to the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Which of the following is NOT a reaction Sontag recalls hearing?
(a) "It felt unreal."
(b) "It felt like a dream."
(c) "It felt like a movie."
(d) "It felt surreal."

2. Sarajevans were angered by a photography exhibit which featured photographs of their suffering alongside images of which other country's people?
(a) Bosnia.
(b) Somalia.
(c) Bulgaria.
(d) Rhodesia.

3. Discussing the common person's ability to feel sympathy, Sontag argues which of the following?
(a) People will do anything to keep from being moved by what they see.
(b) People will naturally feel empathy, but will quickly distance themselves because society has programmed them to avoid involvement.
(c) People will instinctually distance themselves from suffering.
(d) People will automatically feel sympathy for victims of atrocity.

4. According to Sontag, why do images of atrocities fail to convey a singular, universal message?
(a) They are inappropriate for mass publication.
(b) They are too graphic.
(c) They inspire only disgust.
(d) They require context and explanation.

5. Sontag discusses "Here Is New York," a photography exhibit depicting September 11th. Whom did the organizers ask to contribute photographs?
(a) Professional artists only.
(b) Anyone who captured an image of the tragedy.
(c) Amateurs only.
(d) Photojournalists only.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which was the first war to be covered by television cameras?

2. Krieg dem Kriege contains images captioned in which four languages?

3. Which of the following works does Sontag site as containing the first recognition of the human fascination with mutilated bodies?

4. Sontag argues that witnessing war atrocities from afar is a unique experience characteristic of:

5. Sontag describes the way people experienced televised images of war in their own homes as which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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