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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sontag argues that creating lasting interest in war image requires which of the following?
(a) A brave star witness.
(b) A plethora of shocking images.
(c) A reputation for cutting-edge journalism.
(d) A large budget from advertising.

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 emphasized the savagery of the conquering army.
(b) The painting portrayed shocking violence and bloodshed.
(c) The painting glorified the horrors of war.
(d) The painting was the first anti-war protest work.

3. Recalling traditions of the 16th and 17th century, Sontag claims that printing images of dark-skinned people in moments of suffering or pain is part of a long tradition of which of the following?
(a) Creating interest in the human rights violations committed against the colonized or dominated.
(b) Displaying the bodies of the colonized or dominated.
(c) Protesting oppressive treatment of the colonized or dominated.
(d) Drumming up feelings of superiority over the colonized or dominated.

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

5. Which work of literature does Sontag cite as evidence that war was once seen as part of a man's life?
(a) The Republic.
(b) The Odyssey.
(c) The Aeneid.
(d) The Iliad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sontag notes that images of war most significantly influenced which of the following groups?

2. The footage from a 1898 charge of Colonel Roosevelt's volunteer cavalry, the Rough Riders, was replaced with film of a staged charge later for which of the following reasons?

3. Restrictions on media coverage of the British campaign in the Falklands was notable for which of the following reasons?

4. Sontag claims in Chapter 6 that, despite historical evidence to the contrary, we have come to see which of the following as the natural state of being?

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

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