Question 1

What was the subject of the exhibition Here is New York: A Democracy of Photographs?

Accepted Answer

A)  September 11, 2001 
B)  the Civil War 
C)  US Supreme Court decisions 
D)  Hurricane Katrina 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  September 11, 2001 
B)  the Civil War 
C)  US Supreme Court decisions 
D)  Hurricane Katrina 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 2

Which of the following photographers is best known for making portraits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nadar 
B)  Anna Atkins 
C)  Abelardo Morell 
D)  Hannah Höch 
E)  Ansel Adams 
A)  Nadar 
B)  Anna Atkins 
C)  Abelardo Morell 
D)  Hannah Höch 
E)  Ansel Adams

Question 3

Match the early photographic innovator with his invention:
-Louis-Jacques Mandé Daguerre

Accepted Answer

A) daguerreotype 
B) calotype 
C) cyanotype 
A) daguerreotype 
B) calotype 
C) cyanotype

Question 4

The final step in developing a film in a darkroom is washing and drying the print.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match the photographer with a description of his or her work:
-Sandy Skoglund

Accepted Answer

A) photographed her family members in both fictional and factual settings 
B) makes brightly colored tableaux using elaborate scenery sculptures 
C) known for very detailed landscape photographs of the American West 
D) worked for the FSA making documentary pictures of the Great Depression era 
E) used photographs to expose the unsafe and inhumane working conditions in factories, which eventually led to the establishment of Child Labor Laws in the US
F)used soft-focus in her portraits and figure studies to suggest poetic and spiritual meanings 
A) photographed her family members in both fictional and factual settings 
B) makes brightly colored tableaux using elaborate scenery sculptures 
C) known for very detailed landscape photographs of the American West 
D) worked for the FSA making documentary pictures of the Great Depression era 
E) used photographs to expose the unsafe and inhumane working conditions in factories, which eventually led to the establishment of Child Labor Laws in the US
F)used soft-focus in her portraits and figure studies to suggest poetic and spiritual meanings

Question 6

The mechanics of the camera are very similar to those of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a horse-drawn carriage 
B)  a human eye 
C)  an oil-powered lamp 
D)  a convection oven 
E)  a telephone 
A)  a horse-drawn carriage 
B)  a human eye 
C)  an oil-powered lamp 
D)  a convection oven 
E)  a telephone

Question 7

The name of the opening that lets light into any camera is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the aperture 
B)  the iris 
C)  the portal 
D)  the lumen 
E)  the eye 
A)  the aperture 
B)  the iris 
C)  the portal 
D)  the lumen 
E)  the eye

Question 8

The first cameras were ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  invisible 
B)  electric 
C)  room-sized 
D)  free 
E)  gas-powered 
A)  invisible 
B)  electric 
C)  room-sized 
D)  free 
E)  gas-powered

Question 9

The American photographer Edward Weston focused closely on the subject of his Pepper No.30,making the viewer concentrate on the ________ and ________ of the vegetable.

Accepted Answer

A)  color . . . vibrancy 
B)  form . . . texture 
C)  smell . . . taste 
D)  stalk . . . leaf 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  color . . . vibrancy 
B)  form . . . texture 
C)  smell . . . taste 
D)  stalk . . . leaf 
E)  all of the other answers

Question 10

Match the photographic term with its definition:
-photomontage

Accepted Answer

A) image that reverses the tones of light and dark 
B) using photographs to tell a news story 
C) a collage made of photo-based images and text, usually photographed or scanned so it can be reproduced 
D) image that matches the appearance as the human eye would see it 
E) photographic process that replaces highly toxic developer to make darkroom chemistry more environmentally friendly
F)the person,place, or thing photographed 
A) image that reverses the tones of light and dark 
B) using photographs to tell a news story 
C) a collage made of photo-based images and text, usually photographed or scanned so it can be reproduced 
D) image that matches the appearance as the human eye would see it 
E) photographic process that replaces highly toxic developer to make darkroom chemistry more environmentally friendly
F)the person,place, or thing photographed

Question 11

Daguerreotypes are made on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  celluloid film 
B)  handmade paper 
C)  polished metal plates 
D)  glass 
E)  canvas 
A)  celluloid film 
B)  handmade paper 
C)  polished metal plates 
D)  glass 
E)  canvas

Question 12

Julia Margaret Cameron accidentally created soft-focus photographs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Garry Winogrand frequently posed his subjects and arranged the composition of his photographs before taking them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Match the photographer with a description of his or her work:
-Lewis Wickes Hine

Accepted Answer

A) photographed her family members in both fictional and factual settings 
B) makes brightly colored tableaux using elaborate scenery sculptures 
C) known for very detailed landscape photographs of the American West 
D) worked for the FSA making documentary pictures of the Great Depression era 
E) used photographs to expose the unsafe and inhumane working conditions in factories, which eventually led to the establishment of Child Labor Laws in the US
F)used soft-focus in her portraits and figure studies to suggest poetic and spiritual meanings 
A) photographed her family members in both fictional and factual settings 
B) makes brightly colored tableaux using elaborate scenery sculptures 
C) known for very detailed landscape photographs of the American West 
D) worked for the FSA making documentary pictures of the Great Depression era 
E) used photographs to expose the unsafe and inhumane working conditions in factories, which eventually led to the establishment of Child Labor Laws in the US
F)used soft-focus in her portraits and figure studies to suggest poetic and spiritual meanings

Question 15

When did it become common for photographs to be collected in major fine arts museums?

Accepted Answer

A)  1860s 
B)  1900 
C)  1950s 
D)  1980s 
E)  none of the other answers 
A)  1860s 
B)  1900 
C)  1950s 
D)  1980s 
E)  none of the other answers

Question 16

Sally Mann's photograph The New Mothers was made ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in black and white 
B)  in color 
C)  using digital enhancement 
D)  as a photomontage 
E)  all of the other answers 
A)  in black and white 
B)  in color 
C)  using digital enhancement 
D)  as a photomontage 
E)  all of the other answers

Exam 18: Photography

What was the subject of the exhibition Here is New York: A Democracy of Photographs?

Which of the following photographers is best known for making portraits?

Match the early photographic innovator with his invention: -Louis-Jacques Mandé Daguerre

The final step in developing a film in a darkroom is washing and drying the print.

Match the photographer with a description of his or her work: -Sandy Skoglund

The mechanics of the camera are very similar to those of ________.

The name of the opening that lets light into any camera is called ________.

The first cameras were ________.

The American photographer Edward Weston focused closely on the subject of his Pepper No.30,making the viewer concentrate on the ________ and ________ of the vegetable.

Match the photographic term with its definition: -photomontage

Daguerreotypes are made on ________.

Julia Margaret Cameron accidentally created soft-focus photographs.

Garry Winogrand frequently posed his subjects and arranged the composition of his photographs before taking them.

Match the photographer with a description of his or her work: -Lewis Wickes Hine

When did it become common for photographs to be collected in major fine arts museums?

Sally Mann's photograph The New Mothers was made ________.

Line, Shape, and the Principle of Contrast

Form, Volume, Mass, and Texture

Implied Depth: Value and Space

Color

Time and Motion

Unity Variety and Balance

Scale and Proportion

Emphasis and Focal Point

Pattern and Rhythm

Content and Analysis

Drawing

Painting

Printmaking

Sculpture

Architecture

The Tradition of Craft

Visual Communication Design

Film, Video, and Digital Art

Alternative Media and Processes

The Prehistoric and Ancient Mediterranean

Art of the Middle Ages

Art of India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia

Art of the Americas

Art of Africa and the Pacific Islands

Art of Renaissance and Baroque Europe: 1400 to 1750

Art of Europe and America, 1700 to 1865: Rococo to Realism

The Modern Aesthetic: Manet in 1863 to the American Scene in the 1930s

Late Modern and Contemporary Art: from Abstract Expressionism in the 1940s to the Present Day

Art and Community

Spirituality and Art

Art and the Cycle of Life

Art and Science

Art and Illusion

Art of Political Leaders and Rulers

Art, War, and Revolution

Art of Social Conscience

The Body in Art

Exam Identity, Race, and Gender in Art

Gateway Features for Gateways to Art

Introduction

Filters

The American photographer Edward Weston focused closely on the subject of his Pepper No.30,making the viewer concentrate on the and of the vegetable.