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Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this called?

a)

Platform

b)

Trap Door

c)

Fly Space

d)

Wagon

2.

What is this called?

a)

Sketch

b)

Flat

c)

Wagon

d)

Leg

3.

What three elements make up most theatrical scenery?

a)

Flats, Platforms, and Casters

b)

Flats, Wagons, and Brakes

c)

Flats, Platforms, and Wagons

d)

Flats, Wagons, and Casters

4.

What is a floor plan?

a)

Vertical walls of scenery

b)

A light and sound effect plot

c)

A diagram showing placement of scenery

d)

The beginning of all measurements in a theatre space

5.

This is the first step all designers do after they are hired for a show

a)

Talk to the actors

b)

Make a sketch of their designs

c)

Get instructions from the director

d)

Read the script

6.

Who is the person who has the overall vision for the show, including all of the designs.

a)

The lead actor

b)

The director

c)

The producer

7.

This was used for lighting in Greek and Roman theatre

a)

Candles

b)

The Sun

c)

Flashlights

d)

Bonfires

8.

Set design serves three main functions. Which of these four options does not apply to the function of set design?

a)

It helps create mood/atmosphere

b)

It helps with the narrative of the play

c)

It helps the audience locate the toilets

d)

It helps give the play context

9.

What is the definition of a 'flat'?

a)

A flat piece of material used on stage to create walls and doors and background scenery

b)

A hidden bar above the stage that can be lowered and lifted

c)

A platform on wheels that can be wheeled on and offstage

d)

An entrance to the stage through an opening in the floor

10.

What is the style of this set design?

a)

Fantasy

b)

Symbolism

c)

Minimalism

d)

Realism

11.

What is the style of this set design?

a)

Realism

b)

Fantasy

c)

Symbolism

d)

Minimalism

12.

What are flats?

a)

Raised Surfaces on Stage

b)

Walls on Stage

c)

Raised Surfaces on Stage with Wheels

d)

A Diagram of the Scenery on Stage

13.

What are platforms?

a)

Raised Surfaces on Stage

b)

Walls on Stage

c)

Raised Surfaces on Stage with Wheels

d)

A Diagram of the Scenery on Stage

14.

What are wagons?

a)

Raised Surfaces on Stage

b)

Walls on Stage

c)

Raised Surfaces on Stage with Wheels

d)

A Diagram of the Scenery on Stage

15.

Name scenic design term: A front view sketch of the Scenic Design with color.

a)

Scenic Layout

b)

Scenic Rendering

c)

Scenic Scale Model

d)

Scenic Floor Plan

16.

What is this image

a)

A Circle

b)

Commonly used colors

c)

The Color Wheel

17.

This color scheme means that we will use different shades, lightnesses and saturations of a single color on stage.

a)

Multi Color

b)

Complementary

c)

Monochromatic

18.

Every _______has some kind of emotion tied to it, and it is just one way that we can express mood with stage lighting.

a)

Color

b)

Props

c)

Set

19.

This color scheme are hues which are directly opposite of each other on the colour wheel.

a)

Monochromatic

b)

Complementary

c)

Multi Color Method

20.

Appears opaque (solid) when lit from a front angle but transparent (see through) when lit from behind.

a)

Scrim

b)

Drop

c)

Cyc

21.

Might be projected onto a cyc, a flat, or any other object.

a)

Cyc

b)

Playform

c)

Projections

22.

Used in Ancient Greek theaters. Each side is painted with a different scene.

a)

Cyclorama

b)

Periaktoi

c)

Flat

23.

A large white canvas or plaster structure along the back of the stage.

a)

Drop

b)

Cycloroma

c)

Scrim

24.

A large painted canvas hung from battens?

a)

Drop

b)

Scrim

c)

Platform

25.

Is a large circular area of a stage floor that is built to revolve

a)

Platform

b)

Wagon

c)

Turntable

26.

Is a piece of thin wood or other firm material that is cut to represent an exterior outline of an object?

a)

Flat

b)

Turntable

c)

Cutout

27.

Which of the following is the first step as a set designer?

a)

Read the script.

b)

Take notes on the script.

c)

Discuss the style with the director.

d)

Draw a floor plan or blueprint.

e)

Research items and materials.

28.

Identify

a)

coliseum

b)

pterodactyl

c)

box set

d)

periaktoi

29.

What kind of stage is this?

a)

Arena

b)

Proscenium

c)

Flexible

d)

Thrust

30.

what type of stage is this?

a)

Thrust

b)

Procenium

c)

Arena

d)

Flexable

31.

What is the "Fourth wall"?

a)

A wall that is built by the set crew

b)

An invisible barrier between the audience and stage

c)

A wall painted black in the BlackBox Theatre

32.

What is this type of stage?

a)

Arena

b)

Elizabethan

c)

Flexible

d)

Thrust

33.

What type of stage do we have at Casa?

a)

Proscenium

b)

Thrust

c)

Flexible

d)

Arena

34.

What type of stage is this?

a)

Arena

b)

Flexible

c)

Proscenium

d)

Thrust

35.

What type of stage is this?

a)

Proscenium

b)

Traverse

c)

Non-traditional

d)

Thrust

36.

The most common type of stage

a)

Theatre in the Round

b)

Proscenium

c)

Thrust

d)

Traverse

37.
If you are an actor and are walking toward the audience, you are walking...
a)
downstage
b)
stage right
c)
stage left
d)
upstage