Visual Literacy Quiz

Who initially created the term 'visual text'?

• Brian Kennedy

• Nicki Minaj

• John Debes

• Martin Scorsese

What are the basic components of visual text?

• Color, Line, Format, Light

• Symbols, Lightning, Gaze, Gestures

• Angles, Shapes, Texture, Shape

• Texture, Color, Angles, Symbols

What is the main purpose of visual literacy?

• To confuse the audience

• To enhance comprehension

• To limit communication

• To discourage critical thinking

What are the steps involved in decoding meaning from images?

• What can you see? How does it make you feel? What is the image trying to tell us?

• What can you hear? How does it make you feel? What is the image trying to tell us?

• What can you smell? How does it make you feel? What is the image trying to tell us?

• What can you taste? How does it make you feel? What is the image trying to tell us?

Why was the Sony billboard controversial?

• Due to its promotion of a new white Playstation console

• Due to its use of racial depiction

• Due to its lack of visual appeal

• Due to its promotion of a new black Playstation console

What was the theme teased by the poster of the South Korean thriller that swept the Oscars?

• Adventure

• Love

• Identity

• Comedy

What does the poster for 'Mean Streets' represent?

• The criminal underworld of Little Italy, New York

• The peaceful streets of Los Angeles

• The peaceful streets of Little Italy, New York

• The criminal underworld of Los Angeles

What does the album cover of 'The Pinkprint' by Nicki Minaj represent?

• The artist's regard for conformity

• The artist's regard for identity and individualism

• The artist's love for nature

• The artist's love for technology

What is the main advantage of visual information?

• It is difficult to remember

• It is transmitted slowly

• It is easier to remember

• It is difficult to comprehend

Who said that "Visual Literacy is the ability to construct meaning from images. It's not a skill. It uses skills as a toolbox. It's a form of critical thinking that enhances your intellectual capacity."

• John Debes (founder of the International Visual Literacy Association)

• Brian Kennedy (

  Director, Toledo Museum of Art)

• Ninh Manh Thang

• kevin Ochieng Onyango