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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In order to take pleasure in suffering, Sontag argues that one must necessarily have which of the following?
(a) Deep seated feelings of misanthropy.
(b) A sadistic streak characteristic of serial killers.
(c) A sense of moral or intellectual superiority.
(d) Distance from the source of suffering.

2. Images of the Gulf War were filtered to portray the "techno war." The public was exposed to only those images that portrayed which of the following sentiments?
(a) Savagery of conventional warfare, compared to American techno war.
(b) American military mercy.
(c) American military superiority over the enemy.
(d) Wondrous technological advancements.

3. In its early days, photography was thought to:
(a) Glorify scenes of suffering.
(b) Represent objective truth.
(c) Depict a single, biased point of view.
(d) Diminish the emotional impact of an event.

4. Sontag lists three impulses which may be satisfied by viewing images of atrocities. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
(a) "To force oneself to face taboo".
(b) "To steel oneself against weakness".
(c) "To acknowledge the existence of the incorrigible".
(d) "To make onself more numb".

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which was the first war to be "covered" by professional war journalists at the front lines?

2. Sontag claims that compassion requires which of the following in order to remain?

3. "Without Sanctuary" was a book of photographs taken of which of the following atrocities?

4. In interpreting photographs, Sontag claims that everyone approaches the image as which of the following?

5. Sontag notes that although museums remembering atrocities are common practice, there is no museum in the United States dedicated to which of the following atrocities?

(see the answer key)

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