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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Krieg dem Kriege contains images captioned in which four languages?
(a) German, French, English and Russian.
(b) German, French, Dutch and English.
(c) German, French, English and Spanish.
(d) German, French, English and Japanese.

2. Sontag claims that Jacques Callot's 1633 painting, "The Miseries and Misfortunes of War" was unprecedented for which of the following reasons?
(a) The painting portrayed shocking violence and bloodshed.
(b) The painting glorified the horrors of war.
(c) The painting emphasized the savagery of the conquering army.
(d) The painting was the first anti-war protest work.

3. Restrictions on media coverage of the British campaign in the Falklands was notable for which of the following reasons?
(a) They prohibited foreign journalists from covering the story.
(b) They opened the event to full-scale television coverage.
(c) They were stricter than any censorship since the Crimean War.
(d) They allowed only government-sponsored journalists.

4. Sontag claims that Bataille could see extreme pain as a form of __________.
(a) Sadomasochism.
(b) Deification.
(c) Erotic pleasure.
(d) Transfiguration.

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 intimate climaxes.
(c) Images depicting everyday life.
(d) Images depicting gory battle scenes.

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ is a modern development in camera use.

2. Sontag lists three impulses which may be satisfied by viewing images of atrocities. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

3. In portraying horrors, Leonardo da Vinci encouraged artists to be:

4. Which of the following is true about representations of the dead or dying in American media?

5. According to Sontag, "to photograph is to frame, and to frame is to _______".

(see the answer key)

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