Deck 9: Writing and Images

Question 1

The framing of a photograph should be governed by

A) the inverted pyramid
B) the rule of thirds
C) dramatic unity

Answer 1

the rule of thirds

Question 2

In covering an event with a camera, a good piece of advice is to

A) shoot photos from as many different positions as possible
B) find a good position to shoot from and stay there
C) take lots of long- and medium-range shots but don't bother people with closeups

Answer 2

shoot photos from as many different positions as possible

Question 3

An absolutely necessary piece of equipment for the photojournalist is

A) a telephoto lens
B) a pen and notebook
C) a cellphone

Answer 3

a pen and notebook

Question 4

One of the great values of photojournalism is

A) taking pictures of things others are unlikely to see
B) the ability to post pictures to Twitter
C) the fact that photojournalists are likely to have more expensive cameras than most other people

Question 5

Photojournalists should think about an event and where the best places would be to get pictures before they are at the event.

Question 6

Photojournalists should spend most of their time getting good establishing shots because these
are usually the most interesting.

Question 7

Which of the following is most likely to generate interest in a photo; that is, to get viewers to look at the photo?

A) color
B) shape
C) movement

Question 8

One of the first great photojournalists, a man who is responsible for many of the images we have of the Civil War, was

A) Jacob Riis
B) Ernie Pyle
C) Matthew Brady

Question 9

In writing a cutline for a photograph, you should generally use

A) the past tense
B) the present tense
C) the future tense

Question 10

People recognizable in a photograph should be fully identified in a cutline.

Question 11

Accuracy is less important in a photo's cutline than in other journalistic writing because the photograph shows what's going on anyway.

Question 12

With a set of photos on a website, what becomes important about their presentation?

A) the number of people in each photo
B) the focus of each photo
C) the sequence of the photos

Question 13

The process of cutting away certain parts of a picture to enhance or emphasize other parts is called

A) deletion
B) cropping
C) snipping

Question 14

Another word for "average" is

A) median
B) mode
C) mean

Question 15

Miles per gallon is an example of a/an

A) average
B) ratio
C) percentage

Question 16

A line chart should be used solely to present

A) inter-comparisons
B) highs to lows
C) change over time

Question 17

In a chart, the text below a headline that gives information about the information in the chart is called a/an

A) explainer box
B) legend
C) source

Question 18

In a pie chart, the data should always be presented as

A) metrically based
B) averages
C) percentages

Question 19

An average gives a general picture of a set of numbers, but sometimes that picture can be skewed. In those cases you may want to find the

A) median
B) ratio of the highest to lowest
C) textual explicative

Question 20

A set of percentages, if they represent the complete item or entity that is being divided, should
Add up to

A) 50
B) 100
C) 1,000

Question 21

A pie chart is good only for showing

A) change over time
B) parts of a whole
C) intermingled variables

Question 22

To figure the percent of change between A and B, you would

A) subtract B from A, and that would be your percentage
B) find out what percentage the difference between A and B is based on B
C) find out what percentage the difference between A and B is based on A