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Technical Theatre Fall Midterm

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call the bulletin board where you find production/ performance information?

a)

call board

b)

production boar

c)

performance board

d)

white board

2.

What is a large room (usually painted black) where the audience can be wherever we want them to be?

a)

Green Room

b)

Post production room

c)

Black room

d)

The black box

3.

Where do we store costumes and small props?

a)

Stage closet

b)

the closet

c)

Props/Costume Closet

d)

Play closet

4.

Where do we store furniture, large props and some set pieces?

a)

The shop

b)

Heavens/ Mezzanine

c)

the closet

d)

the prop store

5.

What kind of light board do we have in the PAC?

a)

ETC Ion

b)

EOC Ion

c)

DDT Ion

d)

PAC Ion

6.

Where does the main action of the play take place?

a)

dress rehearsal room

b)

closet

c)

The stage

d)

the PAC

7.

What is the archway that separates the stage from the audience?

a)

bridge

b)

proscenium arch

c)

archway

d)

golden gate

8.

What is the offstage side areas where the actors and technicians wait before they walk on the stage?

a)

sides

b)

wings

c)

off-stage

d)

mezzanine

9.

What is the lowered area directly in front of the stage? (our is mechanical)

a)

the pit

b)

orchestra

c)

stage right

d)

audience

10.

What is the term referring to the area where the audience sits?

a)

the pit

b)

the mezzanine

c)

the house

d)

the closet

11.

What are long vertical drapes used to hide the wings used as masking

a)

legs

b)

logs

c)

arms

d)

fingers

12.

What is a long horizontal pipe used to hang scenery, drapes or lights?

a)

curtains

b)

house

c)

mezzanine

d)

batten

13.

What is a batten that is used for lighting called?

a)

electric

b)

batten

c)

legs

d)

wings

14.

What is the main curtain that opens and closes along the proscenium arch, also called the Main-ours is blue?

a)

Grand Drape

b)

Giant Drape

c)

Large Drape

d)

Big Drape

15.

What is a flame retardant curtain that closes the stage off from the audience? It prevents fire from leaving the stage.

a)

hot curtain

b)

fire curtain

c)

stage curtain

d)

flaming curtain

16.

Where are props and scenery built?

a)

outside shop

b)

scene shop

c)

prop shop

d)

costume shop

17.

Where do we project video or take video, located on the 3rd floor balcony?

a)

video booth

b)

camera booth

c)

play booth

d)

scene booth

18.

What part of the fly rail system gives access to the grid and loading deck?

a)

pin rail

b)

pin rail left

c)

pin rail right

d)

fly rail pin

19.

What is a large wooden frame located upstage in the fly rail system, used for creating and painting backdrops?

a)

backdrop frame

b)

paint frame

c)

rail system

d)

paint rail system

20.

What is the large acoustic room used for music performances-the walls are stored upstage with ceiling panels above the stage?

a)

shell

b)

acoustics

c)

walls

d)

stage sound

21.

What do we call the second floor where the audience sits?

a)

shell

b)

balcony

c)

house

d)

catwalk

22.

What is the large empty area under the stage, we use this space as extra storage, especially for seats?

a)

trap room

b)

green room

c)

understage

d)

dungeon

23.

What is the holding area between the scene shop and the stage?

a)

transition room

b)

scene shop

c)

stage

d)

holding area

24.

Where do we operate the fly system?

a)

the rail

b)

rail system

c)

the fly rail

d)

balcony

25.

What is the area above the stage used when hanging things?

a)

the trap room

b)

balcony

c)

the roof

d)

the grid

26.

What is the storage space for sound equipment and anything you need for running a show? (headsets, tape, supplies and more)

a)

production closet

b)

costume closet

c)

room closet

d)

shell closet

27.

What is the booth where the spotlights are stored and operated, on catwalk 3?

a)

audience booth

b)

sound booth

c)

spotlight booth

d)

round booth

28.

What is the area used to hang lights above the audience? We have 5

a)

dogwalk

b)

catwalk

c)

balcony

d)

roof

29.

What are the areas where you change into costumes for a show that contains restrooms?

a)

costume rooms

b)

dressing rooms

c)

bathrooms

d)

stage rooms

30.

What is the last thing you do before leaving-this is a light that stays on in the dark so that when you return the next day, you can see where you are going?

a)

Ghost Light

b)

Dark Light

c)

Bright Light

d)

NIght Light

31.

Does the right audience behavior depend on the genre of the production?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Don't know

32.

You should not speak during a performance but whispering is okay?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Don't know

33.

Pictures are allowed as long as there is no flash?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Don't know

34.

Usually food and drink are NOT permitted at theatrical events.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Don't know

35.

Fell free to laugh at any moment-life is too short for serious moments in plays (YOLO)!

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Don't know

36.

Stand and applaud if you really thought the show was geat.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Don't know

37.

Talking to other people at your table while the teacher is giving directions is fine.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Don't know

38.

You should only treat teachers and your classmates with courtesy and respect if you feel like it.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Don't know

39.

So far Mrs. U is?

a)

Awesome

b)

Terrible

c)

Mean

d)

Horrible

40.

Safety Guidelines are only guidelines and do not need to be followed in the scene shop.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe

d)

Don't know