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Theater: The Lively Art, 4/e
Edwin Wilson, City University of NY
Alvin Goldfarb, Illinois State University

Designers: Scenery and Costumes

Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the best answer.



1

The scenic designer's objectives include all but the following:
A)helping to solve technical design problems
B)developing a design concept
C)blocking the production
D)establishing time and place for the action
2

The scenery onstage should always:
A)be bright and attractive
B)evoke mood appropriate to the action
C)have many traps for special effects
D)all of the above
3

A scenic designer communicates to the director through the use of:
A)renderings
B)ground plan
C)thumbnail sketches
D)all of the above
4

The ______________ is responsible for overseeing the painting and treatment of the scenery according to the painter's elevations made by the scenic designer.
A)technical director
B)scenic artist
C)props master
D)none of the above
5

The _________________ is responsible for assembling the furniture and other set dressing in consultation with the scenic designer.
A)props master
B)technical director
C)scenic artist
D)none of the above
6

The costume designer communicates with the director through the use of:
A)renderings
B)fabric swatches
C)both
D)neither
7

Which of the following is not a primary element of design used by the costume designer?
A)silhouette
B)color
C)fabric
D)makeup
8

The balance and arrangement of elements in a scene design is known as:
A)mass
B)look
C)composition
D)color
9

Which of the following is not an objective of the costume designer?
A)meeting the needs of the performer
B)establishing period and style
C)impressing the audience
D)indicating relationship between characters
10

Parasols, purses, walking sticks and hats are all examples of __________.
A)accessories
B)crafts
C)properties
D)dressing
11

Hairstyle and makeup communicate:
A)character's social status
B)character's mental state
C)character's relationship to other characters
D)all of the above