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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who created the first photograph?
George Eastman
John Herschel
Joseph Nicephore Niepce
William Henry Fox Talbot
- 2. Multiple Choice
What substance was the first photograph made from?
Bitumen
Silver
Lemon juice
Acidic acid
- 3. Multiple Choice
What was the first commercial photography process?
Kodak Brownie
DCS 100
Daguerreotype
Leica
- 4. Multiple Choice
William Henry Fox Talbot invented which of the following?
Calotype
Daguerreotype
Collodion Process
Bellows camera
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was the benefit of a calotype over a daguerretotype?
the quality was much better
it provided digital images
multiple copies of the photograph could be made
all of the above
- 6. Multiple Choice
Count Sergei Lvovich invented which of the following?
Collodion process
Digital imaging
Dry plates
Bellows camera
- 7. Multiple Choice
Autochrome Lumiere was which of the following
a color process
a bellows camera
a type of wet plate
the first digital camera
- 8. Multiple Choice
The first commercially available digital camera was which of the following?
Kodak DCS 100
Kodak Brownie
Leica 100
none of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
The term "photography" was first used in about 1839 by Sir John Herschel.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
The pinhole camera was invented in 1811.
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
The calotype was named after the Greek word kalos, meaning "beautiful".
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
By the 1850s, daguerreotypes cost anywhere from 50 cents to 10 dollars apiece.
True
False
- 13. Multiple Choice
The technology that contributed to digital cameras came from spy satellites used during the Cold War.
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
The collodion process used wet plates, which were glass plates that had been covered with a mixture of chemicals before being placed in the camera for the exposure.
True
False
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