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9 Weeks Exam Study Guide

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any place where a performance takes place

a)

Orchestra

b)

Theatre

c)

Box Office

d)

Lobby

2.

A show that takes place in a specially designated theatre on or very near the street of the same name in New York is called

a)

Community Theatre

b)

Summer Stock Theatre

c)

Regional Theatres

d)

Broadway Show

3.

Theatres that are smaller than a Broadway theatre are called

a)

Off-Broadway Theatres

b)

Black Box Theatres

c)

Amphitheatres

d)

Proscenium Stages

4.

Professional theatre companies located in cities across the United States are called

a)

Summer Stock Theatres

b)

Regional Theatres

c)

Community Theatres

5.

Professional, early professional, and student actors gather to put on classic plays for local and tourist audiences during the summer months in what is called

a)

Summer Stock Theatre

b)

Shakespeare in the Park

c)

Theatre-in-the-round

d)

Theatre under the stars

6.

Theatres in which most or all of the participants are not paid are known as

a)

Summer Stock Theatres

b)

Regional Theatres

c)

Broadway Theatres

d)

Community Theatres

7.

The audience is separated from the stage at the front of the room by a large arch in what is called a

a)

Picture frame stage

b)

Amphitheatre

c)

Proscenium Stage

d)

Black Box Theatre

8.

A space in which there is no built in stage or seating area is called a

a)

Black Box Theatre

b)

Theatre-in-the-round

c)

Flexible Stage

d)

Alley Stage

9.

A theatre built outdoors with a semicircular seating section raised up to look down onto the stage is called

a)

an Alley Stage

b)

a Coliseum

c)

an Amphitheatre

d)

a Black Box Theatre

10.

A theatre where the audience is seated on all sides of the stage is called

a)

Thrust Stage

b)

Theatre-in-the-round

c)

Alley Stage

d)

Proscenium Stage

11.

A theatre in which the stage extends beyond the proscenium and into the audience is called a(n)

a)

Alley Stage

b)

Proscenium Stage

c)

Amphitheatre

d)

Thrust Stage

12.

When the audience is seated on two opposite sides of the stage, the theatre is called a(n)

a)

Alley Stage

b)

Thrust Stage

c)

Proscenium Stage

d)

Amphitheatre

13.

The sign outside of the theatre which shows what is happening on stage is called a

a)

Marquee

b)

Billboard

c)

Ticket

d)

Mural

14.

The location where people buy tickets or pick up tickets they have paid for in advance is called the

a)

Marquee

b)

Concession Stand

c)

Lobby

d)

Box Office

15.

A paper receipt that proves you have paid your admission to a play, a movie, the zoo, a museum, a theme park, or some other event is called a

a)

Bill

b)

Sticky Note

c)

Ticket

d)

Check

16.

Tickets are sold for any available seats when a show uses

a)

General Seating

b)

Reserved Seating

17.

Tickets are sold for specific, assigned seats when a show uses

a)

General Seating

b)

Reserved Seating

18.

The special window in the box office for people to pick up tickets they have ordered over the phone or internet is called

a)

The Comp Window

b)

The Ticket Desk

c)

Will Call

d)

The Phone Booth

19.

A large gathering area where people can meet their friends, stand, and visit with each other, find the restrooms, and buy drinks, snacks, and souvenirs

a)

Concession Stand

b)

Box Office

c)

Auditorium

d)

Lobby

20.

The person in charge of getting everyone in the door and settled into the theatre

a)

Ushers

b)

House Manager

c)

Stage Manager

d)

Producer

21.

The people who greet you at the door to the auditorium and escort you to your seat are the

a)

Ushers

b)

Doormen

c)

Ticket Takers

d)

Nice People

22.

The seating area in the theatre (also known as the "house")

a)

Classroom

b)

Auditorium

c)

Cafeteria

d)

Stadium

23.

The passageway between or alongside the seats in the auditorium

a)

Row

b)

Column

c)

Sidewalk

d)

Aisle

24.

The main floor of the seating area

a)

Balcony

b)

Mezzanine

c)

Orchestra

d)

Dress Circle

25.

Which of the following is NOT one of the upper levels of the seating area

a)

Orchestra

b)

Mezzanine

c)

Balcony

d)

Upper Circle

e)

Dress Circle

26.

Fancy seating areas for small groups set aside in private balconies facing toward the audience and the stage

a)

Party Boxes

b)

Rich People Seats

c)

Showoff Seats

d)

Box Seats

27.

The area in front of the orchestra-level seating where the orchestra or band plays live music to accompany the performance

a)

Band Stand

b)

Orchestra Platform

c)

Orchestra Pit

d)

Band Pit

28.

The person who writes the plays

a)

Playwrite

b)

Playwright

c)

Author

d)

Play Designer

29.

The person who writes the music for a musical

a)

Musicalwright

b)

Musicwright

c)

Composer

d)

Musician

30.

The person who writes the lyrics to go with the composer's music

a)

Lyricist

b)

Lyric Whisperer

c)

Music Wordcrafter

d)

Lyric Designer

31.

The words to a song

a)

Poetry

b)

Lyrics

c)

Song Words

d)

Singing Words

32.

The person in charge in the theatre

a)

Director

b)

Stage Manager

c)

Production Manager

d)

Production Assistant

33.

The person who coordinates all of the musical aspects of a musical

a)

Musical Designer

b)

Musical Coordinator

c)

Musical King/Queen

d)

Musical Supervisor

34.

The person who sets the pace of the songs and keeps the orchestra and the singers all performing together

a)

Conductor

b)

Pacemaker

c)

Tempo Keeper

d)

Band Director

35.

The person in charge of the dancing in a play

a)

Dance Captain

b)

Dancing Queen/King

c)

Dance Designer

d)

Choreographer

36.

The set steps of a dance

a)

Choreography

b)

TikTok

c)

Dance Script

d)

Dance Chart

37.

The person responsible for any fighting which happens on stage

a)

Fight Club President

b)

Choreographer

c)

Street Expert

d)

Fight Director

38.

A time for the actors involved in any stage combat to run through the fight choreography before the house opens

a)

Fight Club

b)

Fight Call

c)

Fight Rehearsal

d)

Combat Rehearsal

39.

The person who creates the world of the play

a)

Set Designer

b)

World Maker

c)

Prop Master

d)

Set Director

40.

A small, 3-dimensional representation of the set designer's design

a)

Dollhouse

b)

Set Model

c)

Mini Stage

d)

Micro Set

41.

Any object that is held, manipulated, or carried by a performer during a theatrical performance

a)

Toy

b)

Cane

c)

Costume

d)

Prop

42.

The golden rule about props

a)

If it is not your prop, don't touch it.

b)

Make sure the props are in their spot on the prop table.

c)

If you see a prop that an actor needs, give it to them.

d)

Make sure an actor's prop is functioning correctly before they go onstage with it.

43.

The person responsible for every prop on a prop list for a show

a)

Stage Manager

b)

Assistant Stage Manager

c)

Prop Master

d)

Prop Crew

44.

The person who makes sure that the audience can hear all of the sounds that are needed for a show

a)

Sound Designer

b)

Sound Manager

c)

Sound Guy

d)

Sound Dude

45.

The people who figure out how to create sounds manually are referred to as

a)

Sound Wizards

b)

Sound Masters

c)

Sound Makers

d)

Foley Artists

46.

The person who executes the plan of the sound designer

a)

Sound Operator

b)

Sound Guy

c)

Sound Master

d)

Sound Crew

47.

The person who plans the lighting for the show

a)

Light Bringer

b)

Lighting Designer

c)

Lighting Guy

d)

Lighting Dude

48.

The devices that project the light

a)

Lighting instruments

b)

Lights

c)

Projector

d)

Lamps

49.

The proper term for a light bulb in the lighting instrument

a)

Lamp

b)

Light Bulb

c)

Bulb

d)

Light Orb

50.

A film color filter that is placed at the front of a lighting instrument for light to pass through

a)

Blanket

b)

Swatch

c)

Color Film

d)

Gel

51.

A thin metal plate with patterns cut into it that is attached to a lighting instrument to create patterns of projected light

a)

Gobo

b)

Stencil

c)

Shadow Maker

d)

Shadow Art

52.

All of the lighting instruments on stage are controlled through a

a)

Light Switch

b)

Lighting Board

c)

Circuit Board

d)

Breaker Panel

53.

The lights used to brighten the auditorium for the safety of the audience

a)

Audience Lights

b)

Chandeliers

c)

Cafeteria Lights

d)

House Lights

54.

Includes lights that either flood an area of the stage with light or illuminate very specific areas on the stage

a)

Traditional Stage Lights

b)

Torches

c)

Modern Lights

d)

Greek Lights

55.

Lighting instruments with internal motors that can be programmed to move the light beam around the stage

a)

Intelligent Lights

b)

Motor Lights

c)

Computerized Lights

d)

Moving Lights

56.

Lighting instruments controlled by an operator who controls the light and aims it at a specific actor

a)

Follow Spots

b)

Actor Lights

c)

Movable Lights

d)

Portable Lights

57.

The person who decides what the actors wear and do not wear on stage

a)

Fashion Expert

b)

Costume Designer

c)

Costume Expert

d)

Wardrobe Master

58.

A change of costumes and/or hair and/or makeup which must happen in only a few seconds

a)

Quick Change

b)

Magic Change

c)

Fast Change

d)

Speed Change

59.

The person who decides how each actor and actress will wear his or her hair for a performance

a)

Hair and Wig Designer

b)

Hair and Wig Master

c)

Stage Manager

d)

Director

60.

The person who decides what each character's makeup will look like

a)

Makeup Master

b)

Makeup Designer

c)

Stage Manager

d)

Makeup Manager