📘 Digital Humanities - Multiple Choice Exam

Course: Digital Humanities

Target Group: 1BA Conservation-Restoration
Instructor: Prof. Piraye Hacigüzeller
Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question. Each question has only one correct
answer.

1. What is a key motivation behind Amazon's book digitization project?

A) Academic preservation
B) Cultural enrichment
C) Commercial purposes
D) Copyright enforcement

✅ Correct answer: C) Commercial purposes

2. What are the three main components of a Digital Humanities (DH) project?

A) Theory, Practice, Presentation

B) Materials, Processing, Presentation
C) Humanities, Sciences, Technology
D) Texts, Images, Audio

✅ Correct answer: B) Materials, Processing, Presentation

3. What is metadata?

A) The data created during processing

B) Data that replaces the original
C) Data about data, giving context and description
D) A type of visualization

✅ Correct answer: C) Data about data, giving context and description

4. Which of the following is a FAIR principle for metadata?

A) Flexible
B) Interoperable
C) Abstract
D) Redundant
✅ Correct answer: B) Interoperable

5. Which markup language is commonly used in text-based DH projects for semantic

encoding?

A) HTML
B) TEI
C) JSON
D) KML

✅ Correct answer: B) TEI

6. Which scanning method is best suited for examining the interior of an object?

A) Laser scanning
B) Photogrammetry
C) Structured light scanning
D) CT scanning

✅ Correct answer: D) CT scanning

7. What is the purpose of Optical Character Recognition (OCR)?

A) To annotate images with tags

B) To digitize 3D models
C) To convert scanned images of text into editable files
D) To process metadata

✅ Correct answer: C) To convert scanned images of text into editable files

8. Which is a characteristic of structured data?

A) It is hard to process
B) It lacks organization
C) It uses fixed formats and is machine-readable
D) It contains natural language

✅ Correct answer: C) It uses fixed formats and is machine-readable

9. Which database type uses nodes and edges to model relationships?

A) Flat file database

B) Relational database
C) Graph database
D) CMS database

✅ Correct answer: C) Graph database

10. What does the RDF triple model consist of?

A) Database, Table, Field

B) Entity, Attribute, Value
C) Resource, File, Server
D) Node, Edge, Label

✅ Correct answer: B) Entity, Attribute, Value

11. Which Wikimedia platform is primarily used to store and retrieve structured data
for use in linked data environments?

A) Wikipedia
B) Wikiquote
C) Wikisource
D) Wikidata

✅ Correct answer: D) Wikidata

12. What is one reason classification systems in DH can be problematic?

A) They are always incorrect

B) They change too frequently
C) They reflect ideology and cultural values
D) They are only useful in science

✅ Correct answer: C) They reflect ideology and cultural values

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13. What is the primary goal of digitizing heritage materials in non-mass digitization
projects?

A) Increase commercial exposure

B) Produce replacement copies and preserve rare works
C) Reduce costs and human labor
D) Create generic databases

✅ Correct answer: B) Produce replacement copies and preserve rare works

14. What does “markup” in Digital Humanities typically do?

A) Encrypt documents for privacy

B) Add metadata to describe and structure content
C) Compress files for faster access
D) Create animations from datasets

✅ Correct answer: B) Add metadata to describe and structure content

15. Which of the following is a metadata standard for data fields?

A) Getty’s AAT
B) CIDOC CRM
C) Dublin Core
D) Europeana

✅ Correct answer: C) Dublin Core

16. What is the main function of a Content Management System (CMS) in DH projects?

A) Performing statistical analysis

B) Creating, managing, and publishing digital content
C) Encrypting private files
D) Conducting geophysical surveys

✅ Correct answer: B) Creating, managing, and publishing digital content

17. What type of resolution refers to the ability of a sensor to detect brightness levels?

A) Spatial resolution
B) Spectral resolution
C) Temporal resolution
D) Radiometric resolution

✅ Correct answer: D) Radiometric resolution

18. What makes TEI (Text Encoding Initiative) markup different from HTML?

A) It focuses on layout and visual design

B) It is only used for web pages
C) It includes semantic tagging for scholarly use
D) It cannot be customized

✅ Correct answer: C) It includes semantic tagging for scholarly use

19. What are the benefits of relational databases over flat file databases?

A) Easier printing and backup

B) More redundancy and duplication
C) They support multiple, related tables and reduce redundancy
D) Only store images and media files

✅ Correct answer: C) They support multiple, related tables and reduce redundancy

20. What is the function of the primary key in a relational database?

A) It hides confidential data

B) It creates reports from the database
C) It uniquely identifies each record in a table
D) It visualizes spatial data

✅ Correct answer: C) It uniquely identifies each record in a table

21. Which of the following is an example of a markup language used for geographical
data?

A) RDF
B) HTML
C) KML
D) SQL

✅ Correct answer: C) KML

22. What does “geotagging” involve in digital humanities?

A) Tagging digital assets with authorship metadata

B) Tagging digital files with size information
C) Annotating objects with geospatial information
D) Converting raster data into vector graphics

✅ Correct answer: C) Annotating objects with geospatial information

23. What is one function of the CIDOC CRM standard?

A) Organize multimedia by color

B) Model relationships in cultural heritage data
C) Encode audio into markup
D) Translate XML into HTML

✅ Correct answer: B) Model relationships in cultural heritage data

24. What kind of database would you use to explore relationships between people,
places, and objects in a cultural heritage context?

A) Flat file database

B) Spreadsheet
C) Graph database
D) CSV document
✅ Correct answer: C) Graph database

25. What is the semantic web designed to do?

A) Translate books between languages

B) Link data using meaning and context for better machine-readability
C) Replace traditional books with online platforms
D) Generate statistics for social media platforms

✅ Correct answer: B) Link data using meaning and context for better machine-readability

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📘 Digital Humanities – Multiple Choice Exam (Part 3)

Advanced & Applied Questions

26. You are building a digital archive of 14th-century manuscripts. What should you do
first before computational analysis?

A) Run OCR directly on the scanned documents

B) Apply a KML structure to the texts
C) Digitize the materials and model their metadata
D) Translate them to modern English

✅ Correct answer: C) Digitize the materials and model their metadata

27. A scholar wants to visualize the influence of one artist on another using performance
art videos. Which DH techniques are most appropriate?

A) Raster-to-vector conversion and HTML markup

B) Social network analysis and topic modeling
C) OCR and laser scanning
D) File compression and database backup

✅ Correct answer: B) Social network analysis and topic modeling

28. In your 3D scanning project, you’re using photogrammetry. What is essential for
generating an accurate model?

A) Using only infrared light

B) Capturing overlapping high-resolution images
C) Applying metadata manually after modeling
D) Creating a raster version of the point cloud

✅ Correct answer: B) Capturing overlapping high-resolution images

29. You are managing a relational database for museum objects. Which element helps
link two related tables?

A) Schema name
B) Metadata tag
C) Foreign key
D) File format

✅ Correct answer: C) Foreign key

30. You are working with Europeana, which uses metadata to make heritage content
FAIR. What makes data Findable in this context?

A) Hiding it behind a paywall

B) Adding multilingual translations
C) Making metadata machine-readable
D) Assigning large file sizes

✅ Correct answer: C) Making metadata machine-readable

31. A conservation-restoration project wants to document a sculpture’s surface damage
digitally. Which technique is best suited?

A) CT scanning
B) RDF modeling
C) Structured light scanning
D) SPARQL queries

✅ Correct answer: C) Structured light scanning

32. You are asked to publish a heritage dataset that is machine-readable, uses a URI,
and links to external datasets. What type of data is this?

A) Quantized raster data

B) Relational data
C) Linked Open Data
D) Analog metadata

✅ Correct answer: C) Linked Open Data

33. Which of the following best explains why markup is useful in DH text projects?

A) It compresses image files to save storage

B) It prevents unauthorized editing
C) It embeds structured information about text content
D) It automatically corrects grammar

✅ Correct answer: C) It embeds structured information about text content

34. What does FAIR data Reusability require?

A) Metadata is translated into XML only

B) Data is restricted to its original project
C) Data is preserved and described so it can be used for future research
D) Data is deleted after first use

✅ Correct answer: C) Data is preserved and described so it can be used for future research

35. You are preparing images of a medieval tapestry for a publication. To retain visual
quality during resizing, what should you do?
A) Resample from the lowest resolution version
B) Scan once and save at low DPI
C) Capture high-resolution and only reduce DPI at the end
D) Print the image first before editing

✅ Correct answer: C) Capture high-resolution and only reduce DPI at the end

📘 Digital Humanities – Multiple Choice Exam (Part 5)

More Multiple-Choice Questions

51. What is a key difference between metadata and data?

A) Data is always visual, metadata is only text

B) Data is information; metadata describes and gives context to that information
C) Metadata is stored on paper, data is always digital
D) Metadata cannot be structured

✅ Correct answer: B) Data is information; metadata describes and gives context to that
information

52. Which of the following would be classified as unstructured data?

A) A table of coordinates
B) A video file of a performance
C) A CSV file of authors and book titles
D) An Excel spreadsheet of temperatures

✅ Correct answer: B) A video file of a performance

53. Which markup language is most suitable for enriching geographic data in a digital
heritage context?

A) XML
B) HTML
C) TEI
D) KML

✅ Correct answer: D) KML

54. What is the primary purpose of the Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)?
A) To preserve damaged artworks
B) To manage library book loans
C) To provide standardized vocabulary for cultural heritage metadata
D) To compress 3D scans

✅ Correct answer: C) To provide standardized vocabulary for cultural heritage metadata

55. What happens during the “sampling” step in image digitization?

A) Pixels are assigned fixed intensity values

B) The sensor collects RGB values
C) A grid is applied and location data is digitized
D) Metadata is embedded into the image

✅ Correct answer: C) A grid is applied and location data is digitized

56. Why is it important to follow metadata standards in DH projects?

A) To increase visual quality

B) To reduce data size
C) To ensure interoperability and data exchange
D) To improve battery efficiency on devices

✅ Correct answer: C) To ensure interoperability and data exchange

57. Which of the following best describes a flat file database?

A) A system of interconnected tables

B) A complex database that uses SQL
C) A plain text file with values separated by characters like commas
D) A graphic interface database for maps

✅ Correct answer: C) A plain text file with values separated by characters like commas

58. Which Wikimedia project provides free access to structured data used across
Wikimedia platforms?

A) Wikipedia
B) Wikimedia Commons
C) Wikisource
D) Wikidata
✅ Correct answer: D) Wikidata

59. What is an RDF triple used for in the Semantic Web?

A) To count pixels in an image

B) To encrypt data files
C) To express a machine-readable relationship between concepts
D) To backup flat file databases

✅ Correct answer: C) To express a machine-readable relationship between concepts

60. What would a Digital Humanities project typically use TEI encoding for?

A) Organizing museum loans

B) Mapping archaeological finds
C) Encoding textual features like citations and footnotes
D) Annotating video clips for social media

✅ Correct answer: C) Encoding textual features like citations and footnotes