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DA201_Pre-lim Quiz

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are cameras primarily used for?

a)
  • A) Capturing audio moments

b)
  • B) Capturing moments to remember

c)
  • C) Drawing pictures

d)
  • D) Recording text document

2.

What does the Greek word “photos” mean?

a)
  • A) To draw

b)
  • B) To photograph

c)
  • C) Light

d)
  • D) Camera

3.

Who first used the word "photography" in history?

a)
  • Leonardo da Vinci

b)
  • George Eastman

c)
  • Sir John F.W. Herschel

d)
  • Thomas Edison

4.

In what year did Joseph Nicéphore Niépce create the first photograph?

a)
  • 1810

b)
  • 1827

c)
  • 1835

d)
  • 1848

5.

What are heliographs also known as?

a)
  • A) Sun prints

b)
  • B) Watermarks

c)
  • C) Oil paintings

d)
  • D) Light sketches

6.

How did the heliographs created by Niépce differ from modern photographs?

a)
  • They were in black and white

b)
  • They were color images

c)
  • They used light to draw the picture

d)
  • They were made using digital sensors

7.

What significant development did George Eastman pioneer in the field of photography?

a)

Digital cameras

b)
  • Photographic film

c)
  • Instant cameras

d)
  • Polaroid film

8.

What was the name of George Eastman's first camera?

a)
  • Kodak

b)
  • Canon

c)
  • Nikon

d)
  • Polaroid

9.

What were the features of the Kodak camera?

a)

Multiple lens options and adjustable shutter speed

b)
  • Fixed focus lens and single shutter speed

c)
  • Digital display and autofocus

d)
  • High-definition video recording

10.

What significant photographic concept did the Brownie camera introduce?

a)
  • Digital photography

b)
  • Instant printing

c)
  • Snapshot

d)
  • High-definition imaging

11.

Until approximately what year was the Brownie camera still on sale?

a)
  • 1950

b)
  • 1960

c)

1970

d)

1980

12.

What was the name of Oskar Barnack’s prototype camera developed in 1913?

a)
  • Leica 1

b)
  • Ur-Leica

c)
  • Kodak Brownie

d)
  • Canon EOS

13.

Why was the Rolleiflex TLR camera notable in the history of cameras?

a)
  • It was the first digital camera

b)
  • It was the first practical reflex camera

c)
  • It was the first camera to use color film

d)
  • It was the first instant camera

14.

What type of camera was the Rolleiflex known as?

a)
  • Digital camera

b)
  • Twin-lens reflex camera

c)
  • Single-lens reflex camera

d)
  • Instant camera

15.

What was the Soviet name for the Kine Exacta?

a)
  • “Sport” camera

b)
  • “Photo” camera

c)
  • “Classic” camera

d)
  • “Pro” camera

16.

What was the Polaroid Model 95 also known as?

a)
  • The Instant Camera

b)
  • The Land Camera

c)
  • The Kodak Instant

d)
  • The Snap Camera

17.

In what year was the Polaroid Model 95 released?

(a)  

18.

In what year was the Ihagee Exakta SLR released?

(a)  

19.

What camera introduced the snapshot in photography?

(a)  

20.

What device is used to capture visual images in mass media?

(a)  

21.

What device did the camera obscura use to project images?

(a)  

22.

In what year did Joseph Nicephore Niepce use the camera obscura to create heliographs?

(a)  

23.

What process did Henry Fox Talbot develop in 1841?

(a)  

24.

What was the name of George Eastman's first camera?

(a)  

25.

In what year did George Eastman develop paper film?

(a)  

26.

What does the Greek word “photos” mean?

(a)  

27.

What does the Greek word “graphein” mean?

(a)  

28.

1840s camera, ancestor of the photographic camera.

(a)  

29.

A box-shaped device made by Maison Susse Frères in 1839.

(a)  

30.

The man responsible for pioneering the use of photographic film. In 1885, he developed paper film before he switched to celluloid use in 1889.

(a)  

31.

A camera made by Eastman and this was what introduced the snapshot. It became very popular and was still on sale around 1960.

(a)  

32.

In what year was the first camera with film launched

(a)  

33.

1990s cameras were designed for ease of use. They often featured focus-free or autofocus lenses, automatic exposure settings, and built-in flash units.

(a)  

34.

What type of camera is now commonly used to capture high-quality images with multiple lenses and sophisticated image processing software?

(a)  

35.

What is the meaning of the Greek term "calotype," which refers to the photographic process perfected by Henry Fox Talbot in 1841?

(a)  

36.

What type of film did George Eastman first develop in 1885 before later switching to celluloid?

(a)  

37.

In what year did Reiners Gemma Frisius use the camera obscura to observe a solar eclipse?

(a)  

38.

Who is the pioneering inventor known for developing paper film in 1885 and later switching to celluloid film in 1889, greatly influencing the photography industry?

(a)