CRI 198 - LONG QUIZ (2025)

During crime scene documentation, a photographer notices that the available light is insufficient and uses artificial light. Which essential element of photography is being addressed?

• Subject

• Camera

• Sensitized material

• Light

Photography is often referred to as a universal language because it:

• Is cheaper than translation

• Uses no light

• Doesn’t rely on symbols

• Can only be used in court

“Forum,” the root of “forensic,” originally referred to:

• Battlefield

• Courtroom

• Marketplace

• Library

The combination of “Phos” and “Grapho” in Greek forms the word:

• Photograph

• Photograpy

• Photography

• Potography

The collodion process produces images on which material?

• Paper

• Glass

• Metal

• Plastic

Which of the following is considered the utmost use of photography in police work?

• Crime scene reconstruction

• Personal identification

• Surveillance operations

• Record purposes

Polaroid technology is best described as:

• Wet-process image production

• Instant self-developing photography

• Mirrorless capture

• Paper-based negative printing

The camera lucida relies on what optical feature to aid artists?

• Refraction

• Prism superimposition

• Infrared reflection

• Motion blur

Which type of photographic ray is most suitable for capturing images of obliterated writings, burnt documents, or in blackout photography?

• X-ray

• Ultra-violet rays

• Visible light rays

• Infra-red rays

While photographing a piece of evidence on a smooth, shiny tabletop, an investigator notices that the light reflects cleanly, producing a clear and sharp image. This is due to light bouncing off the surface in a uniform direction. What property of light is responsible for this type of reflection?

• Irregular Reflection

• Diffraction

• Regular Reflection

• Rectilinear Propagation