Week 2 PCT166 Quiz

Photography literally means

• Drawing with light

• Typing with light

• Looking at light

• Touching with light

Answer explanation

The word Photography literally means 'drawing with light', which derives from the Greek photo.

What is this camera?

• Camera Obscura

• DSLR

• Camera Lucida

• Calotype

The word ‘Lucida’ originally from Latin words meaning

• Light

• Light Room

• Light Space

• Light Chamber

‘Dark Chamber’ from Latin words is refer to

• Light Chamber

• Camera Lucida

• Camera Obscura

• A tent

In 1558, the first published account of the use of Camera Obscura appeared in Giovanni Battista Della Porta’s book entitle

• Magical Life

• Natural Magic

• Natural Life

• Magic Light

Answer explanation

In Italy it is "La Magia Naturale"

Who is the scholar that wrote Book of Optics, described his invention of the first pinhole camera which later known as camera obscura.

• Giovanni Battista Della Porta’s

• Al-Hazen

• Aristotle

• Mo Ti

Camera Lucida was invented by______ in the year_______

• Giovanni / 1805

• Mo Ti / 1807

• Willian Hyde Wollaston / 1807

• Al Hazen / 1801

Why image in Camera Obscura appear

upside-down?

• Because light is bend.

• Because too much light.

• Because light travel in straight line

• Because too little light.

Answer explanation

The light passing through the small hole will project an image of a scene outside the box onto the surface opposite to the hole. Since light moves in a straight line through the hole, the projected image will appear to be flipped upside-down and inverted.

Who is this individual?

• Giovanni Battista Della Porta

• Al-Hazen

• Aristotle

• Mo Ti

What is the title of the image?

• From the window at Le Gras

• Through the window at Le Gras

• View from the window at Le Gras

• Outside the window at Le Gras

Answer explanation

The birth of photography, first permanent photograph in the world.