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1. Which of the following techniques should you generally use for sweeping a stage?

Sweep towards the dock door or largest access door

Sweep from upstage to downstage

Sweep from stage left to stage right

Sweep from the wings towards the centre of the stage

2. What is a pre-use check?

A verbal confirmation that a piece of equipment is safe to use

A simple visual inspection and basic functional tests which is carried out every time any piece of equipment is set up

A thorough inspection of brand-new equipment before it is used for the first time

A certificate to confirm that a user is safe to use specific power tools

3. What is a “wing” in theatre terminology?

A special effect used for flight

An offstage area to the side of the performance area

A type of microphone

A lighting fixture used in spotlights

4. Which microphone type is best for capturing distant sound?

Condenser

Ribbon

Shotgun

Dynamic

5. What does “phantom power” supply electricity to?

Condenser microphones

Dynamic microphones

Amplifiers

Speakers

6. If someone calls out “going dark”, what is about to happen?

Backstage staff are leaving the stage

Working lights are going to be switched off or a lighting cue is about to significantly reduce the light on stage

Everyone is going to take a break

The lighting rig will be turned off and the working lights will be turned on

7. What is a “boom” in theatre terminology?

A loud sound effect

A vertical rigging position, usually an upright scaffold bar, to which equipment can be attached

A horizontal rigging position, usually a level scaffold bar, to which equipment can be attached

A loose trip hazard across the floor

8. What is ‘PAT testing’?

Protective automation technology testing, which checks the safety of automation equipment

Personnel awareness training, which is usually arranged by Human Resources departments

Portable appliance testing, which is periodical testing of the electrical safety of equipment

Patting down a piece of equipment to check there are no loose or faulty parts before it is used

9. What is a “gobo”?

A board that people can walk across, used to bridge two platforms

A slang word for a person who speaks too loudly backstage during a show

A common knot used for quickly securing flight cases

A small metal disc with shapes cut out, used in a lantern for shaping the light beam

10. What should you NOT do when changing lantern lamps?

Carry more than six lamps at once

Touch the lamp glass with bare hands

Carry more than three lamps at once

Expose the lamp to sunlight

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