Tech Theatre Exit Exam

True/False Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true (A) or false (B).

____ 1. Safety is the most important thing to remember when something goes wrong

____ 2. As long as your lights are turning on it is not important to keep them cleaned and maintained.

Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 3. The first rail from which lights are hung in our theatre is known as: a. 1st batten b. 1st electric c. 1st lighting rail

____ 4. Who hires the Director? a. Technical Director b. Actors c. Producer

____ 5. Mood establishes: a. the feeling the author wishes to convey c. the environment the author wishes to to

the audience convey to the audience b. the meaning the author wishes to d. the theme the author wishes to convey

convey to the audience to the audience

____ 6. When light passes through a material it is a a. cyc c. flat b. scrim d. Main curtain

____ 7. When a light travels from one side of the stage to the other it’s called a

a. blackout c. fade out b. push d. cross fade

____ 8. An instant change to darkness is called a a. blackout c. fade out

b. push d. cross fade

____ 9. When an intelligent light goes side to side it’s called a. pan b. tilt c. circle d. fade

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10. How bright or dim a light is is called: a. color c. intensity b. distribution d. capacity

____ 11. What lighting instrument is usually used for establishing a wash, has a medium throw, can be focused into a spot or flood and its edges can be somewhat squared off by barn doors. a. a scoop c. a fresnel b. an ellipsoidal reflector d. a cyc light

____ 12. What lighting instrument has a long throw, a special reflector and lenses and can be focused and shuttered to shape the light? a. a fresnel c. a PARcan b. a scoop d. an ellipsoidal reflector

____ 13. The most natural angle of light is _____________ from above and the sides a. down light c. full back light b. full front light d. 45 degree light

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____ 14. A wall unit is called a __________________. a. platform c. flat b. caster d. box

____ 15. Who is in charge of the entire artistic process? a. producer c. Stage manager b. director d. choreographer

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16. When lighting is used to show the audience where to look on stage it is called: a. creating the mood c. placing the action b. establishing the environment d. visibility

____ 17. When using lighting to help the audience figure out the time of day, the location and other physical aspects of the play we are _____________________________ a. establishing the environment c. establishing mood b. establishing visibility d. establishing acting

____ 18. A stationary, standard flat walking surface for actors to walk on: a. flat b. platform c. cyc d. periaktoi

____ 19. Which theatre type has a stage surrounded on all sides by the audience? a. Arena b. Proscenium c. Thrust d. blackbox

____ 20. A tool used for screws.

a. staple gun b. hammer c. saw d. drill

21. The ______________ is attached to a light batten or pipe that hangs over the stage or auditorium a. lamp c. C-clamp b. yoke d. light nut

____ 22. The U-shaped hanger attached to a lighting instrument is called a. the U-clamp c. the hanger clamp b. the yoke d. the housing clamp

____ 23. Where the audience sits is called the _______________. a. house c. auditorium b. catwalk d. lobby

____ 24. What are the patterns called that can be used in lighting instruments to throw projections onto the stage a. gobos c. gogos b. gels d. pattern makers

____ 25. What does the term FOH stand for? a. for our house c. fresnel on hot b. front of house d. front on hot

____ 26. What type of light allows you to see the actor’s silhouette? a. side light c. back light b. down light d. 45 degree light

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____ 27. What does SLATES stand for?

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28. The most natural angle of light on stage is a. down light c. full front light b. side light d. 45 degree light

____ 29. Which of these instruments would be best to hang in the front of house because it has a long throw and can be shuttered off the proscenium arch a. an ellipsoidal reflector c. a scoop b. a fresnel d. a PARcan

____ 30. What type of set design occurs when the designer tries to make everything as factual as possible? a. Realism c. Selective Realism b. Fantasy d. Presentational

____ 31. What are PRIMARAILY used at the bottom of set pieces to turn? a. wheely c. wood b. caster d. slider

____ 32. A set that can represent multiple locations is called a _______________ set? a. unit c. box b. curtain d. wagon

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33. What is a color perspective drawing of the set called? a. Rear Elevations c. Thumbnail Sketches b. Front Elevations d. Renderings

____ 34. What are the drawing of the set called that are reduced using a mathematical formula? a. Scale Drawings c. Thumbnail Sketches b. Rough Sketches d. Renderings

____ 35. In 1/4” scale, what would one inch on your ground plan represent? a. One foot c. Four feet b. Two feet d. Eight feet

____ 36. What type of scenery is built on rolling platforms? a. Wagons c. Backdrops b. Unit Sets d. Passing Scene

____ 37. When completely turning off the sound, what button would you use? a. Mute c. slider b. Gain d. Sound Effect

____ 38. Who is in charge of sound special effects on stage? a. Sound Designer c. Set Designer b. Technical Director d. Director

____ 39. What is the correct method for labeling sound cues? a. Blocking Notation c. Letters

b. Numbers d. All of the above

____ 40. To stop the sound instantly, what button would you push? a. EQ c. Frequency b. Mute d. Volume

____ 41. Which is NOT a type of microphone? a. Wireless c. Countryman b. LAV d. Par

____ 42. What is not part of the sound mix? a. Cues c. Music b. Sound Effects d. Voices

____ 43. What type of equipment allows actors to hear the playback? a. Microphones c. Speakers b. Monitors d. None of the above

____ 44. What portion of the sound system is where all the sources come together so that audio engineer can blend them into one output signal? a. Speakers c. Signal Processing b. Mixer d. Power Amplifier

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45. What occurs when a mic signal is picked up by another mic? a. Feedback c. Signal Processing b. Cancellation d. Amplitude

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46. Lighting cues are represented by _______________. a. numbers c. letters

a. Shapes d. Gain

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47. Who is in charge of overseeing the construction of the set?a. Running Crew c. Set designer b. Master Carpenter d. Director

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____ 57. An extension of the stage that extends towards the audience is called the ______________. aaaa

a. Wing c. Grand Drapeb. House d. Apron

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____ 58. Which letter in the above diagram indicates the fader on the sound channel? a. A c. C b. B d. D

a. c. b. d.

a. c. b. d.

70.-75. Name 5 things that you learned this year. BE SPECIFIC