History of Photography Quiz

What is the meaning of the word 'photography'?

• Drawing with light

• Recording sound

• Capturing motion

• Creating illusions

What is one of the most important characteristics of photography?

• Immediacy

• Long exposure time

• Multiple perspectives

• Abstract representation

What is the process of making an image visible in photography called?

• Development

• Fixing

• Exposure

• Processing

What is the popular misconception about photography's objectivity?

• Images are always underexposed

• Photographers can't introduce creativity

• Photography is a mechanical art

• The camera always captures the truth

What is the most important control in photography?

• Selection of subject

• Type of sensitive material

• Physical surface of the paper

• Choice of camera

What did the camera obscura contribute to the invention of photography?

• Basic technology necessary for photography

• Creation of realistic tableaux

• Improved drawing skills

• Ability to reproduce images mechanically

Who was the first person to successfully produce a photograph from nature?

• Frank Sadorus

• Giambattista della Porta

• Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre

• Nicéphore Niépce

What was the exposure time for the first successful photograph from nature?

• 8 hours

• 3 hours

• 1 hour

• 30 minutes

What did Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre do before inventing the daguerreotype?

• He was an engraver

• He was a lithographer

• He was a scene painter for the theatre

• He was a chemist

What was the purpose of the Diorama in Paris?

• To display immense paintings

• To showcase early photographs

• To promote scientific discoveries

• To exhibit sculptures