C15 · ONLINE ASSESSMENT

Documentary & Photojournalism MCQ Exam

20 multiple-choice questions selected from the course question bank. Passing threshold: 70%.

Question 1Access is important because it determines? Asensor resolutionBmemory-card capacityClens apertureDwhat situations and people the photographer can responsibly observe

Question 2Building trust can improve documentary access by? Ahiding the project purposeBcreating respectful relationships with people involvedCpromising to alter factsDavoiding communication

Question 3Editorial accuracy requires separating? Acamera brands from lensesBforeground from backgroundCwhat is known from what is assumedDRAW from JPEG only

Question 4Working quietly can help because it? Amakes focus automaticBreduces unnecessary disruption while allowing observationCguarantees consentDeliminates ethical responsibility

Question 5Photojournalism field practice prioritizes? Astaged scenes without disclosureBdecorative effects over truthCrandom image collectionDaccuracy, observation and timely visual reporting

Question 6Metadata can help preserve? Asubject consentBdates, authorship, location and workflow informationCautomatic copyright ownership in every jurisdictionDperfect factual accuracy

Question 7Removing a person from a news image can be problematic when it? Ais performed in a separate private artworkBdoes not alter factual meaningCchanges the documented event or contextDonly removes sensor dust

Question 8A caption should not claim information that? Ais clearly visibleBwas verifiedCis necessary contextDthe photographer cannot support

Question 9Field notes can support later work by preserving? Alens sharpnessBsensor sizeCbattery voltageDnames, places, times and contextual facts

Question 10A strong story question should be? Apurely technicalBunrelated to the subjectCspecific enough to guide observation while open enough to discover something realDso broad that every image fits

Question 11A documentary photographer should separate observation from? Aethical reflectionBinventing events or misleading stagingCresearchDcaption writing

Question 12Context helps viewers understand? Aonly camera settingsBonly file sizeConly lens typeDwho, what, where and why an image matters

Question 13Visual evidence is strongest when the photograph? Aaccurately represents what was observed and preserves relevant contextBis heavily altered for dramaCremoves inconvenient detailsDuses misleading cropping

Question 14A useful editorial principle is that adjustments should? Amaximize drama regardless of factsBhide inconvenient informationCinvent missing evidenceDpreserve the truthfulness and meaning of the reported scene

Question 15Documentary intent differs from purely decorative photography because it prioritizes? Aequipment complexityBmaximum saturationCinformation, experience and evidence as well as visual qualityDbackground blur above all else

Question 16In editorial photography, manipulation becomes a major integrity issue when it? Aconverts a file formatBchanges the factual meaning of the sceneCcorrects dust from the sensorDadjusts a global exposure for reproduction

Question 17A photojournalist should record context because? Acontext reduces image qualityBcaptions are optionalCaccurate context supports accurate reportingDmetadata replaces observation

Question 18A journalist should avoid altering a scene because? Achanges can undermine factual credibilityBediting is impossibleCcamera settings cannot changeDall photographs must be unedited

Question 19Names in captions should be checked because? Amisidentification can cause serious factual and ethical errorsBnames change lens focal lengthCnames affect shutter speedDnames increase resolution

Question 20A good editorial caption should be? Ainvented from memoryBonly the photographer’s opinionCaccurate, relevant and specific about the image contextDdramatic regardless of truth