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Skills USA Photography Quiz

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term describes the main thing you want your viewer to see in your photograph?

a)

Subject

b)

Center of Interest

c)

Focal Point

d)

All of the Above

e)

None of the Above

2.

Which dial controls settings like f-stop and shutter speed?

a)

Main Dial

b)

Mode Dial

c)

Neither

3.

The first permanent photography wasn't produced until the 1900s.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which term describes the sharpness or clarity of the subject?

a)

Aperture

b)

Focus

c)

Depth of Field

d)

Exposure

e)

None of the Above

5.

Which shutter speed is most likely to result in frozen motion?

a)

1/60

b)

1/400

c)

1/1000

6.

Which f-stop lets more light in?

a)

F2

b)

F8

c)

F22

7.

Both AF and MF affect what part of the photo?

a)

The sharpness of the subject

b)

The Depth of Field

c)

Exposure

d)

Light Balance

e)

None of the Above

8.

Which camera function allows you to view photos you've already taken?

a)

F-stop

b)

ISO

c)

Aperture

d)

Playback

e)

None of the Above

9.

The light meter controls how much light goes into the camera.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Where are photos stored on a digital camera?

a)

Film

b)

Batteries

c)

Memory Card

d)

USB Drive

e)

None of the Above

11.

Which compositional technique makes the subject take up as much space as possible in the photograph?

a)

Rule of Thirds

b)

Leading Lines

c)

Framing the Subject

d)

Filling the Frame

e)

Diffused Background

12.

The Daguerreotype could take a photo in 1 minute.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which type of zoom uses the camera's lens to magnify the image?

a)

Optical

b)

Digital

c)

Neither

14.

Visible light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which shutter speed is faster?

a)

1/60

b)

1/400

c)

1/1000

16.

Holding the shutter button halfway down will help focus the image.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What does SLR stand for?

a)

Short Light Retrace

b)

Standard Lens Reaction

c)

Standard Light Response

d)

Single Lens Reflex

e)

None of the Above

18.

Aperture/f-stop affects what part(s) of a photo?

a)

Depth of Field

b)

Exposure

c)

Blurred Motion

d)

Depth of Field & Exposure

e)

Exposure & Blurred Motion

19.

A photo is underexposed. Which of the following actions will solve this?

a)

Increase the f-stop

b)

Lengthen the shutter speed

c)

Decrease the ISO

d)

Change MF to AF

e)

None of the Above

20.

What does the word "photography" mean?

a)

Creating images

b)

Writing with light

c)

Keeping memories

d)

Graphing images

21.

Which compositional technique uses a long, deep depth of field?

a)

Rule of Thirds

b)

Frozen Motion

c)

Framing the Subject

d)

Background Included

e)

Diffused Background

22.

Which camera orientation is short horizontally and long vertically?

a)

Landscape

b)

Portrait

c)

Neither

23.

Ancient civilizations used camera obscuras to form images on walls in darkened rooms.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

You want to take a photo with the background included. Which of the following actions will accomplish this?

a)

Decrease the f-stop

b)

Lengthen the shutter speed

c)

Increase the ISO

d)

Add Flash

e)

None of the above

25.

Which term describes the brightness of a photograph?

a)

Aperture

b)

Focus

c)

Depth of Field

d)

Exposure

e)

None of the Above

26.

You want to take a photo with a diffused background. Which of the following actions will accomplish this?

a)

Decrease the f-stop

b)

Shorten the shutter speed

c)

Increase the ISO

d)

Add flash

e)

None of the above

27.

Which compositional technique uses lines to bring the viewer into, out of, and around the photograph?

a)

Rule of Thirds

b)

Leading Lines

c)

Framing the Subject

d)

Filling the Frame

e)

Diffused Background

28.

Which f-stop has a longer depth of field?

a)

F2

b)

F8

c)

F22

29.

Which mode should you shoot in if you want complete control of the camera settings?

a)

Manual

b)

Auto

c)

Aperture-Priority

d)

Shutter Speed-Priority

e)

None of the Above

30.

Which of the following will reduce camera shake?

a)

Decrease shutter speed

b)

Increase f-stop

c)

Use a Tripod

d)

All of the Above

31.

Shutter speed affects what part(s) of a photo?

a)

Depth of Field

b)

Exposure

c)

Blurred Motion

d)

Depth of Field & Exposure

e)

Exposure & Blurred Motion

32.

Which term describes photos where the subject is carefully positioned by the photographer?

a)

Posed

b)

Candid

c)

Planned

d)

Freestyle

e)

None of the Above

33.

Which of the following is not true about digital cameras?

a)

Uses Batteries

b)

Stores photos on a memory card

c)

Uses Film

d)

Uses a Lens

e)

Has a Shutter

34.

Which term describes unposed photos when the subject is not aware of being photographed?

a)

Posed

b)

Unplanned

c)

Candid

d)

Freestyle

e)

None of the Above

35.

Place a check mark next to the terms that directly affect exposure. (hint: there's 3)

a)

F-stop

b)

AF/MF

c)

Shutter Speed

d)

ISO

e)

Zoom

36.

Which term describes the area of the photograph that is in focus?

a)

Aperture

b)

Focus

c)

Depth of Field

d)

Exposure

e)

None of the Above

37.

What type of digital camera has a detachable lens?

a)

Point and Shoot

b)

SLR

c)

None of the Above

38.

You want to take a photo with blurred motion. Which of the following actions will accomplish this?

a)

Increase the f-stop

b)

Lengthen the shutter speed

c)

Increase the ISO

d)

Change MF to AF

e)

None of the Above

39.

The Daguerreotypes used a copper plate coated with silver and exposed to iodine vapor before it was exposed to light to create a photograph.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Digital photography no longer needs light to take a photograph.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Which term describes the difference between the lightest and darkest areas in a photograph?

a)

Hue

b)

Contrast

c)

Saturation

d)

Focus

e)

None of the Above

42.

What is dodging in photography?

a)

Making the exposure darker during printing or editing

b)

Balancing the light meter

c)

Making the exposure lighter during printing or editing

d)

Changing the ISO

43.

Which camera orientation is long horizontally and short vertically?

a)

Landscape

b)

Portrait

c)

Neither

44.

What does the word "photography" mean in Greek?

a)

To capture time

b)

To write with light

c)

To modify time

d)

To capture memories

45.

Before digital photography, photographs were taken with chemicals that reacted to light to create a permanent image on something.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Which compositional technique uses a blurry background and a sharp subject that's in focus?

a)

Rule of Thirds

b)

Leading Lines

c)

Framing the Subject

d)

Filling the Frame

e)

Diffused Background

47.

Which shutter speed lets in more light?

a)

1/60

b)

1/400

c)

1/1000

48.

What is "burning" in photography?

a)

Making the exposure darker during printing or editing

b)

Balancing the light meter

c)

Making the exposure lighter during printing or editing

d)

Changing the ISO

49.

A higher ISO will result in what?

a)

Brighter exposure

b)

More noise or pixelation

c)

All of the above

50.

Which compositional technique places the subject away from the center of the photograph?

a)

Rule of Thirds

b)

Leading Lines

c)

Framing the Subject

d)

Filling the Frame

e)

Diffused Background