War Photographer Quizzes

War Photographer Quiz

1 Where is the photographer's home?
England

Lebanon

Ireland

Vietnam
2 Which is the first step described in the process of developing photographs?
Develop chemical mixture

Place solutions in trays

Bring film into a dark room with red light

Hang photographs to dry
3 Who is the "stranger" depicted in the poem?
The photographer

The person in the war zone who was photographed

The newspaper reader

The woman observing the war
4 Who does the photographer compare himself to?
The reader

A priest

The man in the war zone

The running children
5 "War Photographer" appears in which of Carol Ann Duffy's collections?
Standing Female Nude

The Other Country

Feminine Gospels

Selling Manhattan
6 Which of these countries is NOT referenced in the poem?
Afghanistan

England

Cambodia

Lebanon
7 Which theme is most fully developed in the poem?
Pride

Memory

Nature

Innocence
8 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem?
The color red

Sniper

Aeroplane

Priest
9 Where are the rhyming couplets placed in each stanza?
The last two lines

The second and fourth lines

The first two lines

There are no rhymes
10 Which of the following best describes the tone of the poem?
Matter-of-fact, straightforward, resigned

Nostalgic

Mournful, thoughtful, somber

Hopeful, anxious
11 Which of the following metaphors does Duffy use to describe the subject of the photograph?
A priest

An aeroplane

A ghost

A comet
12 Which best describes the photographer's attitude toward his job?
He feels traumatized but also has a sense of responsibility.

He feels unsatisfied but appreciative of photography as an art form.

He enjoys his work but isn't passionate about it.

He feels hopeful that he will be able to work in other settings in the future.
13 Which of the following works is explicitly referenced in the poem?
Don McCullin's book, "Shaped by War"

Nick Ut's photograph, "Napalm Girl"

Susan Sontag's essay on war photography, "The Suffering of Others"

The Bible
14 The theme of the last stanza is best characterized as:
Art and expression through photography

Desensitization and ignorance in the face of war

Development of modern technology

Trauma and fear
15 Which of the following lines best captures the theme of the ethics of war photography?
In his dark room he is finally alone / with spools of suffering set out in ordered rows.

Home again / to ordinary pain which simple weather can dispel

Something is happening. A stranger’s features / faintly start to twist before his eyes

he sought approval / without words to do what someone must
16 Scholars believe that the poem was partially inspired by what?
A Mass that Duffy attended in which the homily was about warfare.

Duffy's history of anti-war activism and her passion for photography

Duffy's own experiences observing the Troubles in Ireland

Nick Ut's photograph "Napalm Girl" and Duffy's friendship with war photographer Don McCullin
17 Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
softly glows

reader's eyeballs prick

stares impassively

Solutions slop
18 Which of the following lines best expresses the theme of trauma after witnessing war?
his hands, which did not tremble then / though seem to now.

The only light is red and softly glows,/ as though this were a church

From the aeroplane he stares impassively at where / he earns his living and they do not care.

The reader’s eyeballs prick / with tears between the bath and pre-lunch beers.
19 Which quote from the Bible is in the first stanza?
Blessed are the peacemakers (Matthew 5:9)

Put on the full armor of God (Ephesians 6:11)

All flesh is grass. (Isaiah 40:6)

A time for war and a time for peace. (Ecclesiastes 3:8)
20 It is implied that the photographer:
Travels to many different war zones

Is not originally from England

Has children

Writes poetry
21 Which of the following is NOT a symbol in the poem?
Church

Sky

Red light

Newspaper
22 What does "spools of suffering" most clearly refer to in the poem?
A reel of film depicting a warzone

Photographs hanging out to dry

Thread that the photographer uses in his work

The photographer's memories
23 What is the rhyme scheme?
AABCCD

ABCCDD

ABCDEE

ABBCDD
24 faintly start to twist before his eyes, a ___ ghost
Half-formed

Sudden

Blurry

Haunting
25 How many of the photographs will appear in Sunday's supplement?
A hundred

One: the photograph of the stranger

Five or six

Two: the photographs of the children and of the stranger

what does the religious imagery in stanza 1 suggest about the photographer and his work

The priest imagery is a means of the photographer himself making sense of his work and using metaphor to shield himself from reality, which adds a further layer of meaning. Characteristic of those grappling with trauma, the photographer is unable...

Asked by Aaditya S #1294369

Answered by Aslan on 3/9/2023 9:48 PM