1. Quiz #5 – Cameras and Photography
Question 1 - Early examples of the principle
of the “camera obscura” were
a) Aristotle’s observation of eclipses
b) Newton’s hole in a shutter
c) Renaissance determinations of the spring
equinox (using cathedrals)
d) All of these

2. Quiz #5 – Cameras and Photography
Question 2 - Although there is some variation,
a typical size for a pinhole camera aperture is
a) 5 meters
b) 5 cm (2”)
c) 5 mm (3/16”)
d) 0.5 mm

3. Quiz #5 – Cameras and Photography
Question 3 – The contribution made by Niepce and Daguerre was
a) instant photography
b) fixing an image
c) portable equipment
d) color photography

4. Quiz #5 – Cameras and Photography
Question 4 - With the development of photo-
graphy in the nineteenth century, people
a) forgot about the pinhole technique
b) realized that pinholes do not make good photos
c) began recording their pinhole images on film
d) none of the above

5. Quiz #5 – Cameras and Photography
Question 5 – A modern SLR camera has which of the following advantages over a pinhole camera:
a) More light gathering power
b) Adjustable exposure times
c) Adjustable aperture sizes
d) All of these

6. Quiz #5 – Cameras and Photography
Question 6 - A digital camera
a) is based on the photoelectric effect
b) has a larger depth of field than an SLR
c) has a smaller aperture than an SLR
d) all of the above

7. Quiz #5 – Cameras and Photography