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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Georges Bataille, famous for his studies of the erotic, kept which of the following images on his desk?
(a) A photograph of the Chinese torture "the death of a hundred cuts".
(b) A famous pornographic image, taken in late19th century France.
(c) A painting of the bombing of Guernica.
(d) A photograph of the statue of David.

2. At the end of World War II, a group of journalists formed Magnum Photo Agency. Which of the following photographers was not among them?
(a) Robert Capa.
(b) David Seymour.
(c) Ernst Friedrich.
(d) Henri Cartier-Bresson.

3. Which of the following best describes the "CNN effect" as discussed by Sontag?
(a) Extensive media coverage directly affected local politics.
(b) Distorted media coverage misleads the public.
(c) Outrageous media coverage lead to a backlash against the media.
(d) Media coverage lead to the sentiment that something must be done.

4. Using the example of Ground Zero, Sontag argues that photographs have the power to do which of the following to their subject?
(a) Elevate it to something venerable.
(b) Capture the unseen in it.
(c) Degrade it to something consumable.
(d) Transform it to something beautiful.

5. Sontag insists that images may be ineffective; however, they do serve one basic and significant function. What is that function?
(a) Images inoculate us to the effects of atrocity.
(b) Images provide moral education.
(c) Images provide representation for the victims, no matter how flawed.
(d) Images remind us that humans are capable of causing great pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two things does Sontag say seem to go together?

2. Sontag argues that Goya's "The Disasters of War" was a turning point in the depiction of suffering. What does she cite as her reason?

3. Although images were more prevalent, which of the following was NOT also true?

4. Sontag suggests that to make peace is to do which of the following?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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