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This quiz is to be taken in conjunction with the curriculum web Through Society's Lens. It is about whether or not we realize some of the images we see might not be what they appear to be.

Questions and Answers

1.

It is obvious to most people when a picture has been edited in PhotoShop.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
PhotoShop editing techniques can be so subtle that many people are completely unaware when an image has been altered.

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2.

Most magazines employ people whose job it is to edit photographs before they are printed.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True

Explanation
Since almost ever image in a magazine gets retouched in some way, magazines often employ at least one "PhotoShop person."

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3.

This photo of Beyonce has not been edited in PhotoShop.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
Photoshop has removed her lower eye lids, removed fine hairs on her upper lip, enhanced her eye color, whitened her teeth, de-frizzed and repositioned hair strands.

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4.

This photo of Mariah Carey has not been edited in PhotoShop.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
Photoshop has smoothed and thinned her stomach, shrunk her belly button, raised her chest, altered the swimsuit top,
evened her skin tone, and removed tan lines.

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5.

This photo of Beyonce has not been edited in PhotoShop.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
A. True

Explanation
This is the original photo of Beoynce. Notice her stomach. That little bit of extra skin did NOT make the PhotoShop cut.

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6.

Celebrities, in general, really are as perfect as they seem in pictures. This is because they have the money and the time to look that way.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False

Explanation
Most--if not all--images of celebrities are edited in PhotoShop before consumers ever see them.

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Dec 01, 2010

Quiz Created by
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The Beauty We See

It is obvious to most people when a picture has been edited in PhotoShop.

Most magazines employ people whose job it is to edit photographs before they are printed.

This photo of Beyonce has not been edited in PhotoShop.

This photo of Mariah Carey has not been edited in PhotoShop.

This photo of Beyonce has not been edited in PhotoShop.

Celebrities, in general, really are as perfect as they seem in pictures. This is because they have the money and the time to look that way.