Who is often considered one of the pioneers of Victorian photography and is known for his daguerreotype portraits?
a) Julia Margaret Cameron
b) Eadweard Muybridge
c) Henry Peach Robinson
d) Robert Cornelius
Answer: d) Robert Cornelius
Which photographic process, introduced in the mid-19th century, allowed multiple copies of an image to be produced?
a) Daguerreotype
b) Tintype
c) Albumen print
d) Collodion process
Answer: c) Albumen print
The “Cyanotype” process, known for its distinctive blue color, was developed by whom?
a) Henry Peach Robinson
b) Roger Fenton
c) Anna Atkins
d) Eadweard Muybridge
Answer: c) Anna Atkins
Who is known for his photographic studies of motion, including “The Horse in Motion” series?
a) Julia Margaret Cameron
b) Eadweard Muybridge
c) Henry Peach Robinson
d) Robert Cornelius
Answer: b) Eadweard Muybridge
Julia Margaret Cameron is famous for her soft-focus portraits of whom?
a) Industrial workers
b) Politicians
c) Artists and writers
d) Military personnel
Answer: c) Artists and writers
“The Valley of the Shadow of Death” is a well-known photograph taken during which conflict?
a) Crimean War
b) American Civil War
c) Boer War
d) Franco-Prussian War
Answer: a) Crimean War
Who is credited with creating some of the earliest known photographs of people, including a self-portrait?
a) Julia Margaret Cameron
b) Eadweard Muybridge
c) Henry Peach Robinson
d) Robert Cornelius
Answer: d) Robert Cornelius
The “Calotype” process, introduced by William Henry Fox Talbot, is also known as:
a) Salt print
b) Albumen print
c) Daguerreotype
d) Collodion process
Answer: a) Salt print
What term describes the practice of combining multiple negatives to create a single composite photograph?
a) Daguerreotype
b) Collodion process
c) Composite photography
d) Tintype
Answer: c) Composite photography
Roger Fenton is known for his documentation of which conflict through his photographs?
a) American Civil War
b) Crimean War
c) Franco-Prussian War
d) Boer War
Answer: b) Crimean War
What was the popular term for small portrait photographs, often traded or collected in albums during the Victorian era?
a) Cartes de visite
b) Cabinet cards
c) Tintypes
d) Daguerreotypes
Answer: a) Cartes de visite
Who is known for his photographs of London’s urban landscape during the mid-19th century?
a) Eadweard Muybridge
b) Julia Margaret Cameron
c) Henry Peach Robinson
d) Roger Fenton
Answer: d) Roger Fenton
What type of photographic portrait features a person’s head and shoulders and is often printed on a small card?
a) Cabinet card
b) Tintype
c) Carte de visite
d) Albumen print
Answer: c) Carte de visite
Who is known for her photographic portraits of Victorian celebrities and her soft-focus, artistic approach?
a) Roger Fenton
b) Eadweard Muybridge
c) Julia Margaret Cameron
d) Henry Peach Robinson
Answer: c) Julia Margaret Cameron
The Two Ways of Life,” a composite photograph created by Henry Peach Robinson, exemplifies which style?
a) Pictorialism
b) Realism
c) Documentary
d) Surrealism
Answer: a) Pictorialism
What material was commonly used as a support for photographs during the Victorian era, often coated with albumen?
a) Metal
b) Glass
c) Wood
d) Paper
Answer: d) Paper
Who was a prominent British photographer known for his photographs of the British Royal Family during the late 19th century?
a) Eadweard Muybridge
b) Julia Margaret Cameron
c) Roger Fenton
d) Alexander Bassano
Answer: d) Alexander Bassano
The process of “wet plate collodion” photography involved coating a glass plate with a mixture containing:
a) Albumen
b) Salt
c) Silver nitrate
d) Cyanide
Answer: c) Silver nitrate
Who is known for his photographs of motion studies, including “The Horse in Motion” series?
a) Roger Fenton
b) Eadweard Muybridge
c) Julia Margaret Cameron
d) Henry Peach Robinson
Answer: b) Eadweard Muybridge
“Oscar Rejlander” was a prominent figure in Victorian photography known for his expertise in:
a) Architectural photography
b) Landscape photography
c) Photomontage and combination printing
d) Documentary photography
Answer: c) Photomontage and combination printing
Who is often credited with creating the first photographically illustrated book, titled “Photographs of British Algae?
a) Julia Margaret Cameron
b) Roger Fenton
c) Eadweard Muybridge
d) Anna Atkins
Answer: d) Anna Atkins
What term describes a photographic technique that involves creating a composite image from different negatives?
a) Daguerreotype
b) Photomontage
c) Cyanotype
d) Tintype
Answer: b) Photomontage
Which photographic process is known for its use of light-sensitive chemicals on paper, creating a positive image?
a) Daguerreotype
b) Salt print
c) Tintype
d) Calotype
Answer: d) Calotype
The photographer Lewis Carroll is famous for his portraits of whom?
a) Scientists and inventors
b) Writers and artists
c) Victorian children
d) Political leaders
Answer: c) Victorian children
What term describes the style of photography that aimed to emulate the appearance of traditional paintings?
a) Realism
b) Pictorialism
c) Surrealism
d) Cubism
Answer: b) Pictorialism
Which photographic process involved using a metal or glass plate coated with a light-sensitive emulsion?
a) Albumen print
b) Daguerreotype
c) Salt print
d) Tintype
Answer: a) Albumen print
The “Great Exhibition” held in 1851 included a display of early photographs, showcasing the potential of:
a) Daguerreotype
b) Albumen print
c) Tintype
d) Calotype
Answer: d) Calotype
Who is known for his photographs of Egypt and the Middle East, including the construction of the Suez Canal?
a) Julia Margaret Cameron
b) Roger Fenton
c) Eadweard Muybridge
d) Francis Frith
Answer: d) Francis Frith
“Don’t Stay Out Late” is a notable photograph by whom, depicting a London street scene during the Victorian era?
a) Julia Margaret Cameron
b) Roger Fenton
c) Eadweard Muybridge
d) John Thomson
Answer: d) John Thomson
What process, named after its inventor, William Henry Fox Talbot, involved sensitizing paper with silver salts?
a) Daguerreotype
b) Calotype
c) Cyanotype
d) Salt print
Answer: b) Calotype
Who is known for his extensive documentation of London street life and portraits of Victorian society?
a) John Thomson
b) Eadweard Muybridge
c) Francis Frith
d) Roger Fenton
Answer: a) John Thomson
What term describes the process of creating a photographic image on a metal plate coated with a light-sensitive emulsion?
a) Albumen print
b) Daguerreotype
c) Tintype
d) Calotype
Answer: b) Daguerreotype
Who is known for his photographic documentation of the construction of the Crystal Palace for the Great Exhibition?
a) John Thomson
b) Eadweard Muybridge
c) Roger Fenton
d) Francis Frith
Answer: c) Roger Fenton
The “Tichborne Claimant” case, involving identity and inheritance, was documented by whom through photography?
a) Francis Frith
b) Eadweard Muybridge
c) John Thomson
d) Roger Fenton
Answer: c) John Thomson
Which photographic process utilized a sheet of iron coated with a light-sensitive emulsion?
a) Calotype
b) Albumen print
c) Tintype
d) Daguerreotype
Answer: c) Tintype
Who is known for his documentation of street life in Victorian London, capturing the city’s social diversity?
a) John Thomson
b) Eadweard Muybridge
c) Roger Fenton
d) Francis Frith
Answer: a) John Thomson
What term describes a type of photograph printed on glass that appears as a positive image?
a) Tintype
b) Albumen print
c) Daguerreotype
d) Ambrotype
Answer: d) Ambrotype
Who is known for his photographs of the Middle East and his role in promoting tourism through his images?
a) Roger Fenton
b) Eadweard Muybridge
c) Francis Frith
d) John Thomson
Answer: c) Francis Frith
What term describes the process of creating photographic prints using paper coated with egg white and salt?
a) Albumen print
b) Calotype
c) Tintype
d) Ambrotype
Answer: a) Albumen print
Who is known for his images of ancient ruins, landscapes, and historical sites in Egypt and the Mediterranean?
a) Eadweard Muybridge
b) Roger Fenton
c) Francis Frith
d) John Thomson
Answer: c) Francis Frith
Who is often referred to as the “first woman photographer,” known for her pioneering work in botanical photography?
a) Julia Margaret Cameron
b) Anna Atkins
c) Mary Dillwyn
d) Lady Clementina Hawarden
Answer: b) Anna Atkins
Which photographic process utilized a metal plate coated with a light-sensitive emulsion, often used for outdoor scenes?
a) Calotype
b) Daguerreotype
c) Tintype
d) Albumen print
Answer: a) Calotype
Who is known for her portraits of her family and friends, often characterized by their dreamlike quality?
a) Julia Margaret Cameron
b) Anna Atkins
c) Mary Dillwyn
d) Lady Clementina Hawarden
Answer: a) Julia Margaret Cameron
The “Albumen print” process involved using paper coated with an egg white solution and which other substance?
a) Salt
b) Silver nitrate
c) Cyanide
d) Iron
Answer: b) Silver nitrate
Who is known for her pioneering work in calotype photography and is considered one of the first female photographers?
a) Julia Margaret Cameron
b) Anna Atkins
c) Mary Dillwyn
d) Lady Clementina Hawarden
Answer: c) Mary Dillwyn
The “Ambrotype” process involved creating photographs on glass plates using which material?
a) Collodion
b) Albumen
c) Cyanide
d) Gelatin
Answer: a) Collodion
Who is known for her evocative and introspective portraits of her children during the Victorian era?
a) Julia Margaret Cameron
b) Anna Atkins
c) Mary Dillwyn
d) Lady Clementina Hawarden
Answer: d) Lady Clementina Hawarden
What term describes the photographic process that involved exposing a glass plate negative onto a sheet of albumen-coated paper?
a) Albumen print
b) Collodion process
c) Tintype
d) Daguerreotype
Answer: a) Albumen print
Who is known for his extensive series of “street life” photographs taken in London during the late 19th century?
a) Eadweard Muybridge
b) Roger Fenton
c) Francis Frith
d) John Thomson
Answer: d) John Thomson
The “Carte de visite” format of photography became popular during the Victorian era and was often used for:
a) Landscape photography
b) Architectural photography
c) Portrait photography
d) Macro photography
Answer: c) Portrait photography
