THEATER 101 CHAPTER 14 QUIZ #13
QUIZ #13 - Scenery

 

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  1. This designer is responsible for the stage set as well as all that goes into the space.

    2. Your answer:
    Scene Designer
    Lighting Designer
    Sound Designer
    Costume Designer

  2. A periaktoi is...

    3. Your answer:
    A platform that was used to roll on the 'dead' bodies of the performers
    A crane device used to lower the 'Gods' from the heavens
    A vertical three-sided column which could be rotated to present three different scenic pictures
    A backdrop that is both opaque and translucent depending upon how it is lit

  3. Every building or room we enter can actually be regarded as a form of stage set.

    4. Your answer:
    True
    False

  4. Which design theorist stated: 'A good scene should be, not a picture, but an image.'?

    5. Your answer:
    Adolphe Appia
    Robert Edmond Jones
    Edward Gordon Craig
    Richard Wagner

  5. Which of the following is NOT an objective of the scenic designer?

    6. Your answer:
    Helping to set the mood and style of the production
    Establishing the locale and period in which the play takes place
    Ensuring that the scenery is coordinated with other production elements
    Selecting the fabric for costumes

  6. Realistic scenery design...

    7. Your answer:
    calls for the use of imagination and places stress on the use of symbols
    calls for an identical reproduction of the 'real world' setting
    calls for settings which look very much like their counterparts in real life
    calls for multimedia representations of the world alongside modern art

  7. Nonrealistic scenery design...

    8. Your answer:
    calls for the use of imagination and places stress on the use of symbols
    calls for an identical reproduction of the 'real world' setting
    calls for settings which look very much like their counterparts in real life
    calls for multimedia representations of the world alongside modern art

  8. A unifying idea carried out visually is called:

    9. Your answer:
    A vision statement
    A design concept
    A director's concept
    A production vision

  9. Which entertainment areas share design tendencies with theater?

    10. Your answer:
    Film
    Television
    Rock concerts
    Theme parks
    All of the above

  10. Which of the following is NOT a designated stage area?

    11. Your answer:
    Upstage
    Dressing room
    Stage Left
    Downstage
    Stage Right

  11. A bird's eye view of the stage space showing all the furniture and set pieces in location is called:

    12. Your answer:
    A section
    A rendering
    A ground plan
    An elevation

  12. Which of the following is NOT an element or material for scenic design?

    13. Your answer:
    Turntables
    Wagons
    Scrims
    Electrics

  13. With the advent of computers in theater, the use of special effects is becoming more prominent in performance. Which of the following is considered a special effect?

    14. Your answer:
    Fog
    Ghosts
    Strobe lights
    Echoes
    All of the above

  14. Which of the following is NOT an element of design?

    15. Your answer:
    Line
    Color
    Symmetry
    Movement
    Texture

  15. What is the first step in any design process?

    16. Your answer:
    Meet with the director
    Read the script
    Drawings and plans
    Research

  16. Which of the following is NOT a part of the scene designer's process?

    17. Your answer:
    Thumbnail sketches
    Models
    Lighting plots
    Elevations
    Renderings

  17. To develop ground plans on computer, designers use computer-assisted design (CAD). The benefits of such work are as follows:

    18. Your answer:
    Designs are easily and quickly modified on computer
    It is possible to see a three dimensional representation of the set taken directly from the computerized ground plan (provided you have the correct software)
    The director and the designer can have immediate conversations regarding various configurations
    All of the above

  18. The scenic designer collaborates with which of the following people:

    19. Your answer:
    Technical director
    Lighting designer
    Director
    Sound Designer
    All of the above

  19. A scene designer can potentially design...

    20. Your answer:
    Only the stage playing space
    The audience seating
    The front of house area (where the audience waits to enter the stage space)
    all of the above

  20. The practical considerations for scenic design might include:

    21. Your answer:
    Knowing the limitations of the stage space for seating capacity
    Knowing the electrical power available for lighting instruments
    Knowing the area available for performers to use as dressing rooms
    Knowing the inventory of sound equipment for the space