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Describe the qualities of light at certain times of the year or in different weather. What is its color, intensity, angle, and mood?

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To this day the most common form of sound reproduction technology in the theatre is reel-to-reel tape.

A) True
B) False

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Lighting changes typically programmed in a computerized control system are referred to as


A) fades.
B) blackouts.
C) cross-fades.
D) cues.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Sound travels more slowly than light.

A) True
B) False

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How might lighting and sound design become even more important for plays produced in an arena space as opposed to a proscenium space?

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In an arena space, where the audience su...

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Through the use of color, shadow, and intensity, lighting can suggest


A) a time of day.
B) a season of the year.
C) a place.
D) All of these answers are correct.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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A wireless microphone attached to a performer is called a ________ mike.


A) shotgun
B) general
C) body
D) hidden

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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When light from one area falls into an adjacent area, it is said to


A) wash.
B) dribble.
C) spill.
D) run.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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A light plot does NOT include the


A) kind of instrument to be used.
B) location and color of each lighting instrument.
C) length of light cues.
D) area of the stage on which an instrument is to be focused.

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Music is almost always used in film to underscore scenes. However, it is rarely used in live theatre. Why do you think this is the case? Do you think that music would be effective in theatre? Why or why not?

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When a beam of light is aimed at a particular area on the stage, it is said to be


A) focused.
B) guided.
C) trained.
D) pointed.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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The sound designer's primary collaborator on any theatrical production is the


A) automation engineer.
B) master electrician.
C) director.
D) moving light programmer.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following is a critical member of the lighting design team?


A) assistant stage manager
B) master electrician
C) automation engineer
D) All of these answers are correct.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A harsh red light from below an actor's face can create a disturbing mood, but you would only find that kind of light in a nonrealistic production.

A) True
B) False

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Sound that recreates the noises of everyday life and help create the verisimilitude of a play, but are not specifically called for by the script, are called


A) motivated sounds.
B) environmental sounds.

C) A) and B)
D) undefined

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Sound effects in the theatre can be produced effectively with either advanced technology or with age-old manual theatrical mechanics, depending on the style of the production.

A) True
B) False

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Fresnel lighting instruments are most often used for


A) side lighting.
B) front lighting.
C) top lighting.
D) All of these answers are correct.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Discuss the differences between motivated sounds and environmental sounds. Could the same sound effect be a motivated sound in one context, and an environmental sound in another context? For instance, consider contexts that might make a gunshot, a door slamming, or a car crunching on gravel a motivated sound. Then discuss a context in which they might be environmental sounds.

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A warm golden red light from below an actor's face could establish a suggested light source of a campfire or candles on a table in a completely realistic production.

A) True
B) False

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When sound effects are recorded and arranged in the order of their appearance in the script, the process is called


A) composition.
B) plotting.
C) editing.
D) writing.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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