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Set Designer Practice Test

Check what you know about the set designer job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on set designer knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15A ground plan is:
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Answer: A top-down drawing. Drawing.

Question 2 of 15Sightlines are:
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Answer: Audience views. Design.

Question 3 of 15Check sightlines from:
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Answer: The worst seats. Technique.

Question 4 of 15A flat is:
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Answer: A framed wall panel. Scenery.

Question 5 of 15Tech rehearsal adds:
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Answer: Sets and lights. Process.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Where sets are built.”
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Answer: Scene shop. Scene shop: Where sets are built.

Question 7 of 15What does “Scenic charge” mean?
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Answer: Lead scenic painter.. Scenic charge: Lead scenic painter.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Color illustration.”
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Answer: Rendering. Rendering: Color illustration.

Question 9 of 15What does “White model” mean?
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Answer: Plain scale model.. White model: Plain scale model.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Object used by actors.”
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Answer: Prop. Prop: Object used by actors.

Question 11 of 15What does “Fly system” mean?
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Answer: Lifts scenery.. Fly system: Lifts scenery.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Top-down set drawing.”
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Answer: Ground plan. Ground plan: Top-down set drawing.

Question 13 of 15What does “Set dressing” mean?
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Answer: Decorative items.. Set dressing: Decorative items.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Framed wall panel.”
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Answer: Flat. Flat: Framed wall panel.

Question 15 of 15What does “Sightlines” mean?
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Answer: Audience views.. Sightlines: Audience views.

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