Photography Quiz

What is photography?

• The practice and art of using a camera to take pictures

• The art of painting and sculpture

• The practice of making movies

• The art of playing musical instruments

What is digital photography?

• A type of photography that uses a darkroom to develop images

• A type of photography that uses a pinhole camera

• A type of photography that uses film to capture images

• A type of photography that uses a camera with sensors and a memory card to store photos

What is the purpose of lenses in a camera?

• To control the reflected light and bring the image to sensors in the camera

• To absorb the reflected light from objects

• To create temporary pictures

• To project the image onto a metal plate

Who created the first known permanent photograph in 1825?

• Michelangelo

• Louis Daguerre

• Joseph Niepce

• James Clerk Maxwell

What was the first type of camera called?

• Camera obscura

• Digital camera

• Disposable camera

• Pinhole camera

What did James Clerk Maxwell use to create the first known color photograph?

• Color filters

• Black and white film

• A pinhole camera

• A darkroom

What is the term used to talk about painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, video, and architecture?

• Culinary arts

• Literary arts

• Performing arts

• Visual arts

What is the process that created images on a silvered copper plate called?

• Daguerreotypes

• Tintypes

• Calotypes

• Ambrotypes

What is the term used to describe the art that became more of a commentary on life and the challenges man was facing around 1880 or 1900?

• Ancient art

• Prehistoric art

• Modern art

• Renaissance art

What is the term used to describe the container that blocked all light except for a small pinhole in the early type of camera?

• Camera obscura

• Digital camera

• Disposable camera

• Pinhole camera