HOLY CHILD COLLEGES OF BUTUAN

COLLEGE OF CRIMINOLOGY
MID-SUMMER EXAM

CRIMINALISTIC-2
(POLICE PHOTOGRAPHY)

I. Multiple Choices: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. Mark only one answer for each
item by marking the box corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO
ERASURES ALLOWED.

1. The year ________is considered generally as the birth year of photography.

a. 1839 c. 1739
b. 1939 d. 1829
2. The production of a permanent record of an image by the combined action of light and chemical processing.
a. Literal definition of photography
b. Legal definition of photography
c. Modern definition of photography
d. Technical definition of photography
e. Both C and D
3. Modern photography may be defined as any means for the chemical, thermal, electrical or electronic recording of the
images of scenes, or objects formed by some type of radiant energy, including gamma rays, X-rays, ultra-violet rays,
visible light and infrared rays.
a. Literal definition of photography
b. Legal definition of photography
c. Modern definition of photography
d. Technical definition of photography
e. Both B and D
4. Photography is an art or science which deals with the reproduction of images through the action of light, upon
sensitized materials, with the aid of a camera and its accessories, and the chemical processes involved therein.
a. Literal definition of photography
b. Legal definition of photography
c. Modern definition of photography
d. Technical definition of photography
e. Both B and D
5. is an art or science which deals with the study of the principles of photography, the preparation of photographic
evidence, and its application to police work
a. Police photography c. Forensic Photography
b. Photography d. Crime scene Photography
6. is an art or science which deals with the study of the principles of photography, the preparation of photographic
evidence, and its application to police work
a. Police photography c. Forensic Photography
b. Photography d. Crime scene Photography
7. Recoding the image that has been optically crated.
a. Optical c. Chemical
b. Photograph d. Photography
8. Primary ways of using photography in police work.

a. As means of identification.
b. As a method of discovering, recording and preserving evidence.
c. As a way to present, in the courtroom, an impression of the pertinent elements of a crime.
d. As a training and public relations medium for police programs.
e. All of the above
9. Is a mechanical result of photography?
a. Photograph c. light
b. chemical d. picture
10. Suggest and enclosure devoid of light.
a. Light tight box c. The lens
b. The shutter d. The holder of sensitized material

11. Latin for dark chamber

 a. Box camera c. Camera obscura
b. camera d. none of the above
12. Light travels through a vacuum and through the air at a speed of ___ per second but can be slowed by dense
mediums such as glass or water.
a. 186,000 miles c. 185,000 miles
b. 180,000 miles d. None of the above
13. Recoding the image that has been optically crated.
a. Optical c. Chemical
b. Camera d. Photographs
14. Catching light, controlling its intensity, and directing it.
a. Optical c. Chemical
b. Camera d. Photographs
15. Observed sometimes in tenth century that light passing through a small round hole, perhaps in a tent flap or wall,
would create an image of the outdoor scene on an interior wall or screen.
a. Alhazen c. Daguerre
b. Niepce d. Blanquart
16. Coined the word “photography”.
a. Frederick Scott Arche c. Louis Desirie Blanquart
b. John F.W. Herschel d. James Clark Maxwell
17. Published a “wet plate” process.
a. Frederick Scott Arche c. Louis Desirie Blanquart
b. John F.W. Herschel d. James Clark Maxwell
18. Introduced a printing paper coated with albumen to achieve a glossy surface.
a. Frederick Scott Arche c. Louis Desirie Blanquart
b. John F.W. Herschel d. James Clark Maxwell
19. Made a color subtractive process called Kodachrome.
a. Eastman Kodak c. Edwin H. Land
b. Odelbercht d. Alphonse Bertillion
20. Who initiated antropometric measurements for personal identification was also involved in various means of
documentation by photography which developed into a fine science for criminalistics when he photographed crime
scenes and formulated a technique of contact photography to demonstrate erasures on documents.
a. Eastman Kodak c. Edwin H. Land
b. Odelbercht d. Alphonse Bertillion
21. First advocate the use of photography for the identification of criminals and the documentation of evidence and crime
scene.
a. Eastman Kodak c. Edwin H. Land
b. Odelbercht d. Alphonse Bertillion
22. developed a dry plate photography eclipsing Daguerre’s wet plate on tin method. This made practical the photography
of inmates for prison records.
a. Maddox c. Dr. R.A. Reis
c. Victor Baltazard d. Edwin H. Land
23. developed a method of photographic comparison of bullets and cartridge cases which act as an early foundation of the
field of ballistics.
b. Maddox c. Dr. R.A. Reis
d. Victor Baltazard d. Edwin H. Land
24. Except, one are the elements of photography.
a. Light
b. Sensitized material
c. Optical
d. Camera and its accessories
e. Process involved
25. Is a wavelength emitted by the sun which cannot be seen, though we can feel it in our bodies as warmth or heat?
a. Infra red c. ultra violet
b. electromagnetic radiation d. lights
26. is another form of light we cannot see, but we know about it because it tans our skin in summer.
a. Infra red c. ultra violet
b. electromagnetic radiation d. lights
27. Is a form of electromagnetic radiation and we know it travels in the form of waves.
 a. Infra red c. ultra violet
b. electromagnetic radiation d. lights
28. This phenomenon is responsible for the partial illumination of object parts not directly in the path of the light.
a. Diffraction c. interference
b. Prism d. law of reflection
29. To help the photographer see the precise area that will be photographed when he trips the shutter.
a. View finder b. Range finder c. light meter d. Focusing mechanism
30. To carry away the exposed section into position of the film and bring an exposed section into position
behind the lens.
a. Film transport mechanism b. Range finder c. light meter d. view finder
31. It holds the film in place at the back of the camera.
a. Shutter b. lens c. film holder d. body of the camera
32. It is mounted over the opening at the front of the camera body. Its function is to produce an image on the
film at the back of the camera by gathering and focusing the rays of light from the object.
a. Shutter b. lens c. film holder d. body of the camera
33. t serves as a rigid framework on which all other parts of the camera are mounted and also serves to protect
the film from exposure to light, except at the instance a photograph is taken they are made of plastic or
metal.
a. Shutter b. lens c. film holder d. body of the camera
34. The following are the basic parts of the camera, except?
a. Light tight box, b. lens c. shutter, and d. view finder
35. Basically is nothing more than a light tight box with a pin hole or lens, a shutter at one end and the holder of
sensitized material at the other.
a. Devise machine b. camera c. photography d. motion picture camera
36. The ______________of the sensitized material to light is controlled by the lens and its aperture, and the
shutter through its speed in opening and closing of the lens to light.

a. Sensitized material b. lens c. speed d. exposure

37. Has reflecting mirror which projects the image from the lens to the ground glass at the top or at the back of
the camera.
a. Single lens b. double lens c. lens d. view finder
38. This phenomenon is responsible for the partial illumination of object parts not directly in the path of the light.
a. Diffraction b. Interference c. Wave d. Crest
39. Refers to the rebounding or deflection of light. The angle of reflection depends upon the angle of the light
striking the material, which is referred to as the angle of incidence.
a. Law Reflection b. Law of Refraction c. RAT d. Spectrum
40. When the material in the path of the light is transparent a change in the direction of the light occurs.
a. Law Reflection b. Law of Refraction c. RAT d. Spectrum
41. Lights which come to existence without the intervention of man.
a. Natural lights b. Artificial lights c. Sun lights d. Fluorescent lights
42. Lights which are manmade.
a. Natural lights b. Artificial lights c. Sun lights d. Fluorescent lights
43. The sun is covered by thin cloud and the shadow appears bluish because of the decrease of light falling on
the subject in open space.
a. Hazy Sunlight b. Bright Sunlight c. Dull Sunlight d. Open bright sunlight
44. The sun is totally covered by thick clouds. No shadow is cast to the uniform illumination of lights all around
the subjects in open space.
a. Hazy Sunlight b. Bright Sunlight c. Dull Sunlight d. Open bright sunlight
45. The following are the primary colors, except one.
a. Cyan b. red c. blue d. green
46. Mediums that merely slow down the speed of light but allow to pass freely in other respects, transmit 90% or
more of the incident light.
a. Translucent objects b. transparent object c. Opaque d. Rat law
47. Mediums that allow light to pass through it in such a way that the outline of the source of light is not clearly
visible, transmit 50% or less of the incident light.
a. Translucent objects b. transparent object c. Opaque d. Rat law
48. Means that the same lens is used for viewing and taking the photograph.
a. Single lens reflex b. Twin lens reflex c. Medium format d. Rangefinder
49. Is a device that prevents light from reaching the film until the photographer is ready to take a picture?
a. Shutter b. f-Stop c. Diaphragm d. Aperture
50. Is a transparent material made of glass or plastic, which has two opposite symmetrical and spherical
surfaces?
a. Camera lens b. Convex lens c. Concave lens d. Plano

II. IDENTIFICATION: Identify the basic parts of the camera.