Performing Arts

Question 1

1Objects handled by actors on stage, such as a cup or a stool, are

Easy

A. gels B. cues C. props D. flats

Question 2

2A backdrop is

Easy

A. a seat B. a microphone C. a curtain at the front D. a painted cloth hung at the back of the stage

Question 3

3Lights along the front edge of the stage floor are

Easy

A. work lights B. spotlights C. house lights D. footlights

Question 4

4A flat is

Easy

A. a script B. a costume C. a framed piece of scenery covered with canvas or board D. a stage light

Question 5

5The scenery, furniture and backdrops on stage make up the

Easy

A. score B. script C. cast D. set

Question 6

6A follow spot is a light that

Easy

A. stays fixed B. lights the audience C. is used only backstage D. tracks a performer around the stage

Question 7

7A scrim (gauze) appears opaque when lit from

Hard

A. nowhere B. the front C. behind D. above only

Question 8

8The stage manager's master copy of the script, with all the cues and moves, is the

Easy

A. playbill B. poster C. prompt book D. programme

Question 9

9A spotlight that follows an actor around the stage is a

Easy

A. follow spot B. floodlight C. gel D. footlight

Question 10

10Cross-fading in lighting means

Hard

A. all lights go off B. one lighting state gradually replaces another C. a spotlight follows D. lights flash