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1. What company makes the conventional lighting console used in the FS Live Main Hall?
B. ETC
a. Martin
b. ETC
c. MA Lighting
d. High End Systems
2. Which of these is NOT a type of lamp?
D. VMFL
a. MFL
b. WFL
c. VNSP
d. VMFL
3. When using the following fixtures from the same throw distance, which of these fixtures will give you the largest beam diameter?
C. Source 4 36 degrees
a. Source 4 19 degrees
b. Source 4 26 degrees
c. Source 4 36 degrees
d. Source 4 10 degrees
4. Which one of these fixture would you use to project a gobo pattern?
C. Source 4 19 degrees
a. Par 1K VNSP
b. 8” Fresnel
c. Source 4 19 degrees
d. Par 500W MFL
5. Socapex connector has ____ pins.
D. 19
a. 6
b. 12
c. 18
d. 19
6. How many circuits does a standard socapex cable carry?
A. 6
a. 6
b. 12
c. 18
d. 19
7. What type of cable do we connect to the end of a socapex so that we may plug fixtures into the individual circuits?
B. Break Out
a. Break in
b. Break out
c. DMX
d. 5 pin XLR
8. Where does a conventional lighting fixture get power from?
C. Dimmer
a. MVL Distro
b. Wall outlet
c. Dimmer
d. Console
9. DMX stands for _______________.
A. Digital Multi-Plex
a. Digital Multi-Plex
b. Digital Moving light Power
c. Dimmable Master Par
d. Digital Mixing
10. How many channels make up one universe of DMX?
C. 512
a. 255
b. 256
c. 512
d. 8
11. How many steps exist in one channel of DMX?
C. 256
a. 8
b. 255
c. 256
d. 512
12. What type of wiring system do we use to get DMX from the console to all of the fixtures?
D. Daisy Chain
a. Socapex
b. Star chain
c. Break out
d. Daisy chain
13. The DMX standard calls for a ____ pin XLR connector.
A. 5
a. 5
b. 3
c. 7
d. 19
14. At the end of a DMX data line, a ___________ is used to limit DMX reflections.
a. Terminator
a. Terminator
b. Opto-Splitter
c. Y-cable
d. Transformer
15. A piece of gear that is used to limit reflections in a dmx chain has a ____ ohm resistor wired between pins 2 and 3.
C. 120
a. 1.2K
b. 24
c. 120
d. 20
16. As per the rules of DMX, no more than ____ devices may be run on one un-split line.
B. 32
a. 8
b. 32
c. 256
d. 512
17. If you need to run more fixtures than the maximum allowed on one un-split line, you may use a ___________.
B. Opto-splitter
a. Terminator
b. Opto-splitter
c. Y-cable
d. Transformer
18. What was the first fixture introduced by High End Systems?
A. Intellabeam
a. Intellabeam
b. Trackspot
c. Cyklops
d. Cyberlight
19. Chas Herrington was the lighting designer that used the High End Systems Intellabeam fixture on what band’s “On Every Street” tour?
C. Dire Straits
a. Grand Funk Railroad
b. Genesis
c. Dire Straits
d. Cameleon
20. In 1965, this designer developed a remote controlled par type fixture for a production of “Peter Pan”.
B. Jules Fischer
a. Peter Wynne Wilson
b. Jules Fischer
c. Herber F. King
d. Edmund Sohlberg
21. In what city did the 1981 Genesis “Abacab” tour start?
A. Barcelona
a. Barcelona
b. London
c. New York
d. Paris
22. What color is the ground connector in the U.S.?
A. Green
a. Green
b. White
c. Black
d. Red
23. We commonly use 3 Phase power to supply our lighting systems. How many hot legs exist in a 3 phase system?
C. 3
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 5
24. What color is the neutral connector in the U.S.?
B. White
a. Green
b. White
c. Black
d. Red
25. In a 3 Phase System (in the U.S.), how many volts should your meter read between Green connector and the Black connector?
A. 120
a. 120
b. 0
c. 208
d. 240
26. In a 3 Phase system (in the U.S.), how many volts should your meter read between the Red connector and the Blue connector?
C. 208
a. 120
b. 0
c. 208
d. 240
27. If you have a main disconnect box labeled “3 Phase 200A 120V”, how many total amps can be supplied by this dixconnect?
A. 600
a. 600
b. 200
c. 120
d. 3
28. This type of cable is bare copper wire at one end, and has a connector on the other, and is used to “tie in” to the main dosconnect.
B. Feeder Tails
a. Socapex
b. Feeder Tails
c. 10 gauge
d. Break Out
29. A common wire size that is used to carry power from the main disconnect to your lighting system is _______.
D. 00 Gauge
a. 18 gauge
b. 10 gauge
c. 4 gauge
d. 00 gauge
30. How many pars are on a standard par bar?
B. 6
a. 4
b. 6
c. 12
d. 18
31. In Full Sail Live Main Hall, Motor #1 is ____________.
C. Downstage Left
a. Downstage Right
b. Upstage Right
c. Downstage Left
d. Upstage Left
32. In Full Sail Live Main Hall, Motor #6 is ____________.
B. Upstage Right
a. Downstage Right
b. Upstage Right
c. Downstage Left
d. Upstage Left
33. When connecting a 3 phase power system, what color connector do you plug in first?
A. Green
a. Green
b. White
c. Black
d. Red
34. Who normally “ties in” the power to the main disconnect?
C. House Electrician
a. Dimmer tech
b. Lighting Designer
c. House Electrician
d. Moving Light tech
35. “The set of wires (hot, neutral, and ground in a three-wire system) that carries power from the last overcurrent protection device to one or more loads” is the definition of what?
D. Branch Circuit
a. Feeder cable
b. Socapex
c. Fan in
d. Branch circuit
36. What does “ACN” stand for?
B. Architecture for Control Networks
a. Active Control Net
b. Architecture for Control Networks
c. Align Combination Nodes
d. Archived Computer Network
37. What is the maximum current interrupt rating for a breaker that is used in conjunction with 10 AWG circuits?
D. 30 Amps
a. 10 Amps
b. 20 Amps
c. 15 Amps
d. 30 Amps
38. “To take control signal input translate it to computer code, and execute commands in the form of motor movements or, in the case of electronic dimming, lamp voltage” is the primary function of what system in an automated luminaire?
C. Electronics
a. Electromechanical
b. Mechanical
c. Electronics
d. Optical
46. What company makes the dimmer racks that we use in Full Sail Live 1?
C. Leprecon
a. ETC
b. Avolites
c. Leprecon
d. Martin
47. On the automated lighting power distro that we use in Full Sail Live 1, how many pins in each socapex output are hot?
C. 12
a. 6
b. 9
c. 12
d. 18
48. What is a benefit of moving head style fixture (as compared to a moving mirror)?
D. Greater Range of Motion
a. Faster movement
b. More colors
c. Weighs less
d. Greater range of motion
49. What is a benefit of a moving mirror style fixture (as compared to a moving head)?
A. Faster Movement
a. Faster movement
b. Takes less power to run
c. More gobos
d. Brighter lamp
50. Which of these does not use mechanical dimming?
B. VL-500D
a. Technobeam
b. VL-500D
c. Mac 2K Profile
d. Mac 600NT
51. Which of these is a moving mirror fixture?
B. Technobeam
a. VL-500
b. Technobeam
c. Mac 500
d. Mac 2000 Profile
52. This can cause a thermal circuit breaker to trip sooner than it should.
C. High Ambient Temperature
a. Arc lamp
b. Data capacitance
c. High ambient temperature
d. Bad feeder cable
53. Most moving lights use this type of lamp.
C. Arc
a. Incandescent
b. Fluorescent
c. Arc
d. LED
54. What type of filter do most moving lights use to change color?
B. Dichroic
a. Gel
b. Dichroic
c. Douser
d. Primary
55. The types of color filters used by most moving lights, change the color of light by …
C. Reflecting the unwanted frequencies of the light.
a. Absorbing the wavelengths not used
b. Changing the base frequency of the wavelength with power correction.
c. Reflecting the unwanted frequencies of the light.
d. Altering the lamp voltage
56. Which of these is a primary color of light?
A. Red
A. Red
B. Yellow
C. Magenta
D. Cyan
57. Which of these is a secondary color of light?
C. Yellow
A. Blue
B. Green
C. Yellow
D. Red
58. The compliment of the color blue is _______?
A. Yellow
a. Yellow
b. Cyan
c. Red
d. Magenta
59. The compliment of the color green is _______?
A. Magenta
a. Magenta
b. Red
c. Blue
d. Cyan
60. What is the value of the above dip swithces? (The Black square is the actual switch)?
C. 26
a. 3
b. 21
c. 26
d. 256
61. If a Mac 500’s dimmer is at full (100%), what dmx value does the dimmer channel have?
C. 255
a. 0
b. 128
c. 255
d. 512
62. If you have 5 Mac 600NT’s patched in your console starting at DMX address #1, and each fixture uses 15 dmx channels, what is your next available dmx start address?
C. 76
a. 6
b. 75
c. 76
d. 16
63. How many Mac 600NT’s can you individually control on one un-split line of DMX? (each fixture uses 15 channels of DMX).
C. 32
a. 34
b. 35
c. 32
d. 36
64. What style of Grand MA console do we use in the programming lab?
D. Grand MA Ultra-Light
a. Grand MA Micro
b. Grand MA Light
c. Grand MA Full Size
d. Grand MA Ultra-Light
65. What visualizer program do we use in programming lab?
D. ESP Vision
a. Wysiwyg
b. MA3D
c. Martin Show Designer
d. ESP Vision
66. How many DMX universe outputs does the Grand MA Ultra-Light have?
B. 2
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
67. How many DMX universe outputs does the Grand MA Full Size have?
D. 4
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
68. How many executer faders are found on the Grand MA Ultra-Light?
A. 10
a. 10
b. 8
c. 16
d. 20
69. When you power up a Grand MA console, what show loads into the console?
C. The last show that was loaded.
a. The “blank” show
b. The first show on the hard drive
c. The last show that was loaded
d. Your show
70. How do you create a new show on the Grand MA console?
B. Load a show with a new name.
a. Load the “blank” show
b. Load a show with a new name
c. Load the “empty” show
d. Press the “create new show” button
71. When you want to save your show, the first button you need to press is the ______ button.
A. Backup
a. Backup
b. Setup
c. Tools
d. Utilities
72. On the Grand MA, you can save your show to hard drive, file server, USB drive, or ___________.
C. Floppy Drive
a. DVD drive
b. Zip drive
c. Floppy drive
d. CD-RW
73. To begin patching your show, you must first press the ______ button.
A. Setup
a. Setup
b. Backup
c. Tools
d. Patch
74. When patching fixtures into your show, each fixture gets assigned a letter and a number (ex. B121). What does the letter stand for?
A. The DMX Universe
a. The dmx universe
b. The name of the fixture
c. The style of the fixture
d. The type of fixture
75. On the Grand MA Console, Automated Lights are given a fixture ID number, while Dimmers are given a ___________ ID number.
B. Channels
a. Pars
b. Channels
c. Conventionals
d. Cans
76. When creating windows on the touchscreens of the Grand MA consoles, you have four categories available to you. Which one shows you information? (ex: what your fixtures are doing.)
C. Sheet
a. Preset
b. Pool
c. Sheet
d. Other
77. Which category of window deals with fixture parameters? (ex: Pan/Tilt, Color, Gobo.)
A. Preset
a. Preset
b. Pool
c. Sheet
d. Other
78. The “Clock” window is an example of this category of window.
D. Other
a. Preset
b. Pool
c. Sheet
d. Other
79. This category of window will be where things get stored. (ex. Groups, Sequences)
B. Pool
a. Preset
b. Pool
c. Sheet
d. Other
80. To clear a touchscreen, you press the ____________.
B. Top and Bottom Macro/View buttons
a. Delete key
b. Top and bottom Macro/View buttons
c. Top Macro/View button while holding the delete key
d. Clear key
81. When you store a sequence to an executor fader on the Grand MA, where does that information actually get stored?
B. Sequence Pool
a. Fader page
b. Sequence pool
c. File server
d. Groups pool
82. By default, what does the TOP button on every executor fader do?
A. Off
a. Off
b. Go
c. On
d. Go Back
83. By default, what does the MIDDLE button on every executor fader do?
B. Go
a. Off
b. Go
c. On
d. Go Back
84. By default, what does the BOTTOM button on every executor fader do?
C. On
a. Off
b. Go
c. On
d. Go Back
85. This button turns off the output of the programmer side of the desk, but leaves on the output of the playback side of the desk.
C. Blind
a. Highlight
b. Black Out
c. Blind
d. Clear
86. This button brings the intensity of a fixture to full, but removes all color information.
A. Highlight
a. Highlight
b. Black Out
c. Blind
d. Clear
87. If you select a fixture, bring it’s dimmer to full, change it’s color to red, put it on the drum riser, and then Press (STORE) and select an empty cell in your Pan/Tilt preset window, what information did you store?
C. Pan and Tilt Values
a. Dimmer, color, pan and tilt values
b. Color values
c. Pan and tilt values
d. Nothing
88. When storing a cue on the Grand MA, by default, only the “active” values will store. On your fixture sheet, what color are the cells that contain “active” values?
D. Red
a. Blue
b. Grey
c. White
d. Red
89. To select a fixture using the keypad on the console, you need to press the (Fixture) button, and then type in the fixture’s ______ number, followed by (ENTER).
A. I.D.
a. I.D.
b. DMX
c. Channel
d. Serial
90. On a fully loaded universe of data, how many updates can be sent to each of the 512 parameters per second?
B. 44
a. 256
b. 44
c. 128
d. 8
91. The “LAMP ON” command for a Mac fixture is found on the ______ channel.
C. Strobe (Shutter)
a. Dimmer
b. Pan
c. Strobe (shutter)
d. Effects
92. Sending a _________ command to a Mac fixture will make the fixture re-align all of it’s motors and wheels back to a home position. This can sometimes be used to correct a fixture that may have slipped out of position. (Ex. – the fixture is supposed to be in blue, but is actually in red, because the motor controlling color lost it’s position)
B. Reset
a. Lamp Off
b. Reset
c. Lamp On
d. Man
93. Why would we want to lamp off our fixtures at the end of the night, instead of just turning off the power to them?
B. To allow the fans to cool the fixture
a. It causes a nice fade out effect at the end of the show
b. To allow the fans to cool the fixture
c. To keep the dmx line from feeding back
d. To be able to unplug the dimmer rack
94. If you need to access the parameters of a Mac fixture (ex. Dimmer, color, pan, tilt), but you do not have a console hooked up, what LCD Menu would you need to access on the fixture?
B. MAN
a. ADDR
b. MAN
c. PSET
d. INFO
Quiz #2
1. How many circuits does a socapex cable carry?
a. 6
a. 6
b. 12
c. 18
d. 19
2. How many channels make up one universe of DMX?
c. 512
a. 255
b. 256
c. 512
d. 8
3. How many steps exist in one channel of DMX?
c. 256
a. 8
b. 255
c. 256
d. 512
4. The DMX standard calls for a ___ pin XLR connector.
a. 5
a. 5
b. 3
c. 7
d. 19
5. At the end of a DMX data line, a ___ is used to limit DMX reflections.
a. Terminator
a. Terminator
b. Opto-Splitter
c. Y-cable
d. Transformer
6. As per the rules of DMX, no more than ___ devices may be run on one un-split line.
b. 32
a. 8
b. 32
c. 256
d. 512
7. If you need to run more fixtures than the maximum allowed on one un-split line, you may use a __________.
b. Opto-Splitter
a. Terminator
b. Opto-Splitter
c. Y-cable
d. Transformer
8. We commonly use 3 Phase power to supply our lighting systems. How many hot legs exist in a 3 phase system?
c. 3
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 5
9. In a 3 Phase system (in the U.S.), how many volts should your meter read between the Red connector and the Blue connector?
c. 208
a. 120
b. 0
c. 208
d. 240
10. In a 3 Phase system (in the U.S.), how many volts should your meter read between the Red connector and the Blue connector?
c. 208
a. 120
b. 0
c. 208
d. 240
11. If you have a main disconnect box labeled “3 Phase 200A 120V”, how many total amps can be supplied to your system?
a. 600
a. 600
b. 200
c. 120
d. 3
12. When connecting a 3 phase power system, what color connector do you plug in first?
a. Green
a. Green
b. White
c. Black
d. Red
13. Who normally “ties in” the power to the main disconnect?
c. House Electrician
a. Dimmer Tech
b. Lighting Designer
c. House Electrician
d. Moving Light Tech
14. “A user-programmable memory location that stores the value of a parameter” is the definition of what?
a. Group
a. Group
b. Cue
c. Palette
d. Sequence
18. If you have a 48 channel 1.2K W dimmer rack, what size is the breaker on each dimmer?
b. 10 Amp
a. 5 Amp
b. 10 Amp
c. 15 Amp
d. 20 Amp
19. Most moving lights use this type of lamp.
c. Arc
a. Incandescent
b. Fluorescent
c. Arc
d. LED
20. What is a benefit of a moving head style fixture (as compared to a moving mirror)?
d. Greater Range of Motion
a. Faster Movement
b. More Colors
c. Weighs Less
d. Greater Range of Motion
21. What is a drawback of a moving head style fixture (as compared to a moving mirror)?
c. Slower movement
a. Less gobos
b. Not as bright
c. Slower movement
d. Less Range of Motion
22. The Technobeam is made by __________.
a. High End Systems
a. High End Systems
b. Vari-Lite
c. Martin
d. ETC
23. If you want the color of white light from an arc source to match the color of white light from an incandescent source, you would put ___________ in the arc source fixture.
c. CTO (Correct to Orange) Filter
a. CTB Filter
b. 50% Magenta Filter
c. CTO Filter
d. Neutral Density Filter
32. What type of filter do most moving lights use to change color?
b. Dichroic
a. Gel
b. Dichroic
c. Douser
d. Primary
33. These types of color filters (See previous question) change the color of light by…
c. Reflecting the unwanted frequencies of the light
a. Absorbing the wavelengths not used
b. Changing the base frequency of the wavelength with power correction
c. Reflecting the unwanted frequencies of the light
d. Altering the lamp voltage
34. Which of these is a secondary color of light?
c. Yellow
a. Blue
b. Green
c. Yellow
d. Red
35. The compliment of the color Yellow is ___________?
a. Blue
a. Blue
b. Cyan
c. Red
d. Magenta
36. The compliment of the color Magenta is __________?
a. Green
a. Green
b. Red
c. Blue
d. Cyan
37. The Grand MA console terms moving lights as “fixtures”, and terms dimmers as “__________”.
b. Channels
a. Pars
b. Channels
c. Conventionals
d. Cans
38. When creating windows on the touch-screens of the Grand MA consoles, you have four categories available to you. Which one shows you information? (ex: What your fixtures are doing)
c. Sheet
a. Preset
b. Pool
c. Sheet
d. Other
39. Which category of window deals with fixture parameters? (ex: Pan/Tilt, Color, Gobo)
a. Preset
a. Preset
b. Pool
c. Sheet
d. Other
40. This category of window will be where things get stored. (ex: Groups, Sequences)
b. Pool
a. Preset
b. Pool
c. Sheet
d. Other
41. When you store a sequence to an executor fader on the Grand MA, where else does that information get stored?
b. Sequence pool
a. Fader page
b. Sequence pool
c. File server
d. Groups pool
42. This button turns off the output of the programmer side of the desk, but leaves on the output of the playback side of the desk.
c. Blind
a. Highlite
b. Black Out
c. Blind
d. Clear
43. This button brings the intensity of a fixture to full, but removes all color information.
a. Highlite
a. Highlite
b. Black Out
c. Blind
d. Clear
44. When storing a cue on the Grand MA, by default, only the “active” values will store. On your fixture sheet, what color are the “active” values?
d. Red
a. Blue
b. Grey
c. White
d. Red
45. The “LAMP ON” command for a Mac fixture is found on the ________ channel.
c. Strobe (shutter)
a. Dimmer
b. Pan
c. Strobe (shutter)
d. Effects
46. Sending a __________ command to a Mac fixture will make the fixture re-align all of it’s motors and wheel back to a home position. This can sometimes be used to correct a fixture that may have slipped out of position. (Ex: The fixture is supposed to be in blue, but is actually in red, because the motor controlling color lost it’s position.)
b. Reset
a. Lamp Off
b. Reset
c. Lamp On
d. Man
47. What does HTP stand for?
b. Highest Takes Precedence
a. High Temperature Parameter
b. Highest Takes Precedence
c. Highlite to Pan
d. Hold to Position
48. Another term for LTP is ___________.
a
a. Vector
b. Tracking
c. Moving
d. Block
61. Clear x1 on the Grand MA does what?
d. Clear Selection
a. Clear Active
b. Clear Preset
c. Clear Release
d. Clear Selection
62. Clear x2 on the Grand MA does what?
a. Clear Active
a. Clear Active
b. Clear Preset
c. Clear Release
d. Clear Selection
63. Clear x3 on the Grand MA does what?
c. Clear Release
a. Clear Active
b. Clear Preset
c. Clear Release
d. Clear Selection
64. On the Grand MA, this is the default type of store.
a. Store Active
a. Store Active
b. Store All for Selected
c. Store All
d. Store Active for Selected
65. On the Grand MA, this type of store stores all values for every fixture and channel in your show, regardless of what is selected.
c. Store All
a. Store
b. Store All for Selected
c. Store All
d. Store None for Selected
66. By using a “Store All”, you are creating a _______ cue.
d. Block
a. Go
b. Off
c. On
d. Block
72. On the Grand MA, to change the function of an executor button, you must first press the _____ key.
b. Assign
a. Move
b. Assign
c. Delete
d. Change
73. Every cue in a sequence may have an overall fade or delay time associated with it. This is called the _______ timing.
b. Global
a. Parameter
b. Global
c. Fixture
d. Cue
74. Every individual channel for each fixture may have it’s own fade or delay time associated with it. This is called _______ timing.
a. Parameter
a. Parameter
b. Global
c. Fixture
d. Cue
84. If a cue has a 4 second delay, and a 3 second fade time, how many total seconds will this cue take to complete once it is triggered?
b. 7
a. 4
b. 7
c. 3
d. 1
85. This is NOT a trigger for a cue.
c. Sound
a. Follow
b. Go
c. Sound
d. Wait
86. ____________ have specific fixtures associated with the effect. When you run this type of effect, it will automatically apply to the fixtures that were chosen for it when it was created, even if the fixtures are not selected at the time that the effect is started.
d. Assigned Effects
a. Un-assigned Effects
b. Selected Effects
c. De-selected Effects
d. Assigned Effects
87. These types of effects (from the previous question) show up what color in the effects pool?
c. Pink
a. Yellow
b. Red
c. Pink
d. Blue
88. When preparing gear for a show, many times we take multiple cables and tape them together into a single bundle. This is called a cable _______.
b. Loom
a. Tape
b. Loom
c. Bridge
d. Mess
89. Why is it important to label and number trusses in our show?
b. So they are put together the same way every show
a. So we don’t lose them
b. So they are put together the same way every show
c. So we know what order they go in the truck
d. So we know how much weight they can hold
90. When figuring out circuiting for the lights in our show, what is the first question that we need to ask?
b. What type of power do they need? (208 or 120)
a. What is the amp draw?
b. What type of power do they need?
c. How many socapex cables do we have?
d. What type of distro are we using?
91. If you have 4 Mac 600’s, 5 Mac 500’s, and 15 par cans on one truss, how many socapex lines do you need to run to that truss?
c. 5 (15 - 120v lights need 3, 9 - 208v lights need 2)
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6