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Question 1 of 40

1. Who checks that all technical roles are standing by for the start of the performance?

Lighting Desk Operator

ASM

DSM

Production Manager

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Question 2 of 40

2. What is this knot?

Bowline

Clove hitch

Reef knot

Figure of 8

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Question 3 of 40

3. What does ‘downstage’ mean in relation to the audience?

To the actor’s left

Away from the audience

To the actor’s right

Toward the audience

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Question 4 of 40

4. What type of cable is this?

15 amp

DMX

13 amp

16 amp

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Question 5 of 40

5. What are the responsibilities of a front of house manager?

Selling merchandise

Safety of the rigging in the auditorium

Managing the audience experience in the public areas of the venue

Managing the outside appearance of the theatre

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Question 6 of 40

6. What is the ‘centre line’?

Real or imaginary line that marks the centre of the stage

A compromise during an argument

Stage Management

Mark on a bar delineating the centre of the bar

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Question 7 of 40

7. If someone was to ‘bounce’ a cloth, what are they doing?

To fly a cloth in and out immediately

Spray it with cold water

Hang it upside down

Drop it from the fly floor

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Question 8 of 40

8. When should you wear a hard hat?

When told to by an actor

When the show is on

When people are working in the grid and when someone is working at height above you

When working front of house

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Question 9 of 40

9. What is this piece of stage equipment?

Stage weight

Stage brick

Black weight

Heavy brick

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Question 10 of 40

10. Who is responsible for props tables on stage?

Stage Crew

Stage Management

Director

Actors

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Question 11 of 40

11. What is the role of a Stage LX?

To make lighting changes during the show

To make sure all the lights work

To make sure there is enough working light backstage

To deal with all electrical props on stage, smoke, and effects for the show

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Question 12 of 40

12. What are ‘sightlines’?

How much of the auditorium can be seen by the performers

Marks on stage delineating where it is safe to stand

The performance area within view of specific audience members, with particular reference to what the audience cannot see

Distance that a cable can be thrown

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Question 13 of 40

13. What is the fire assembly point?

The location of the fire alarm

Where fire fighting equipment is kept

The location you must go to if the fire alarm is activated

The location the fire brigade assemble when they attend site

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Question 14 of 40

14. What lamp does this symbol indicate on a lighting plan?

Flood

Profile

Parcan

Fresnel

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Question 15 of 40

15. Where should paint be stored?

In its original containers

As close as possible to external access doors, for good ventilation

In a labelled, designated metal cupboard or dedicated paint storage room

On shelves, in a convenient backstage area

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Question 16 of 40

16. Who calls performers to the stage?

DSM

ASM

Lead performer

Stage Manager

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Question 17 of 40

17. Where is this X on stage?

Upstage left

Downstage right

Upstage right

Downstage left

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Question 18 of 40

18. What does a ‘Dresser’ do?

They are responsible for all jewelry and costume props

Tidy up dressing rooms

The laundry

Helps performers get in and out of costumes

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Question 19 of 40

19. When a lighting technician refers to pan and tilt what do they mean?

They want to play pinball

The slope on the stage

The ability for an intelligent lighting unit to move

A light that can change colour

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Question 20 of 40

20. What is a ‘method statement’?

A list of jobs to do

A description of a job

A clear plan of work to deliver a specific activity safely

A statement explaining what may surprise or shock the audience, such as strobe lighting

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Question 21 of 40

21. What tool should be used to hammer truss pins, when assembling or disassembling truss?

Scaffold bar

None – because truss pins should not be hit

Steel head hammer

Rubber or plastic mallet

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Question 22 of 40

22. What should every piece of electrical equipment have on it to show that it has recently been tested for safety and good working order?

An instructions label

A valid PAT test sticker

A smiley face sticker

A receipt of purchase

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Question 23 of 40

23. How much weight can you put on a fly bar?

50kg per metre of the length of the bar

As much as the flyperson can lift

No more than the specified working load limit

100kg per metre of the length of the bar

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Question 24 of 40

24. What two standard items of PPE are required for a show fit up?

Gloves and steel to capped boots

Hard hat and steel toe capped boots

High vis and hard hat

Gloves and high vis

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Question 25 of 40

25. Where is this X on stage?

Upstage left

Downstage left

Upstage right

Downstage right

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Question 26 of 40

26. What does a follow-spot operator do?

Patches lights into dimmers

Operates follow-spot lights to highlight individual performers

Inserts colour into lights after they have been focused

Programs follow-spots

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Question 27 of 40

27. How many people do you need to operate a tallescope in a theatrical environment?

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Question 28 of 40

28. When you are on the stage and someone asks you to “move that truck on stage”, what are you being asked to move?

A static piece of scenery

A large trunk for holding props

A platform on wheels

A vehicle

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Question 29 of 40

29. What is ‘gauze’?

A semi-opaque plastic used to project images onto

A type of flooring material

A net-like fabric used for a variety of visual effects

A fire suppression blanket

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Question 30 of 40

30. What must we do with substances that might be hazardous to health – such as paint, wd40 or haze fluid?

Store them in safe, controlled place and keep data sheets on them

Do not store them on stage

Keep them away from the cast

Store them on stage

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Question 31 of 40

31. Which of these things should be highlighted in a toolbox talk?

The location of the crew microwave

How to clean tools

What tools belong to who

Fire exits

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Question 32 of 40

32. What does ‘brailing’ a bar do?

Wrap PVC along the bar at 500mm centres

Unload the bar

Adjusting a flown bar either up or downstage

Lighting cues written in wax to facilitate reading in the dark

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Question 33 of 40

33. What should you do first when arriving to work backstage?

Make tea

Go onstage to see what is happening

Get changed into your work clothes

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Question 34 of 40

34. What are ‘tabs’?

Vertical masking flats

Decorative curtains used to conceal the stage, traditionally flown on the furthest downstage bar

Paper

Painted scenic cloths

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Question 35 of 40

35. The term “beginners” means what?

The start of your working shift

All cast and crew that are required for the start of the show should head to their show start positions

Someone new to working backstage

People that begin at the start of a fit up

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Question 36 of 40

36. What makes a person ‘competent’?

A relevant combination of attitude, confidence and experience

Several years of service

Seniority amongst the team

A relevant combination of skills, knowledge and experience

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Question 37 of 40

37. If a college suffers a minor injury, who should you call for?

Technical Manager

First aid trained person

Stage Door Keeper

Chief LX

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Question 38 of 40

38. Who decides when a loaded flying bar can be unloaded?

Anyone

Production Manager

Flyperson

Stage Manger

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Question 39 of 40

39. What is this piece of equipment commonly known as?

Scaff tower

Genie

Zarges and A-frame Ladder

Tallescope

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Question 40 of 40

40. What is a flyperson’s show role?

To raise and lower flying bars when instructed by the DSM following previously rehearsed flying cues

To observe the safe movement of all flying pieces

To control flying cast members (such as Peter Pan)

To solve problems “on the fly”

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