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The Origins of Photography and Cameras

Authored by Ceri David James

Arts

9th Grade

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The Origins of Photography and Cameras
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is credited with taking the first photograph using a homemade camera?

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

Thomas Edison

George Eastman

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the name of the first photograph taken by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce?

The First Light

View from the Window at Le Gras

The Dawn of Photography

The Silver Image

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What material was used by Niépce to capture the first photograph?

Silver-plated copper

Silver chloride covered paper

Glass plate

Plastic film

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which photographic process became the worldwide standard from around 1840-1860?

Calotype

Daguerreotype

Ambrotype

Tintype

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main difference between a camera obscura and a pinhole camera?

Camera obscura uses a lens, while a pinhole camera does not

Camera obscura is digital, while a pinhole camera is analogue

Camera obscura is portable, while a pinhole camera is not

Camera obscura uses film, while a pinhole camera uses paper

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary use of camera obscuras in the 17th and 18th centuries?

To take photographs

To study optics

To project drawings for tracing

To develop film

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a characteristic of the daguerreotype camera?

It used a glass plate

It was the first digital camera

It used a silver-plated copper sheet

It was a pinhole camera

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