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Week 1 1) Auditoriums for speech has __________ reverberation time than that of an auditoriums for 1 point
music to achieve higher __________.
Week 2 Find the appropriate set of words to fill in the blanks.

Week 3 (a) lesser, clarity

(b) higher, intelligibility

Week 4
(c) equal, strength
Week 5
(d) higher, liveliness
Lecture 21 :
Introduction to No, the answer is incorrect.
Auditorium Score: 0
Design
Accepted Answers:
Lecture 22 : (a) lesser, clarity
Introduction to
Auditorium 2) The acoustical defects that may arise in an auditorium due to its large scale are: 1 point
Design
(a) Late reflections
Lecture 23 :
Introduction to (b) Echoes
Auditorium
Design (c) Sound concentration

Lecture 24 : (d) All of the above

Introduction to
Auditorium No, the answer is incorrect.
Design Balcony Score: 0
and ceiling
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design
(d) All of the above
Lecture 25 :
Introduction to 3) 2 points
Auditorium
Design: Some
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No, the answer is incorrect.

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Score: 0

Week 7 Accepted Answers:

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Week 8 :
4) A fan-shaped surface brings audience closer and thus increases the intimacy by reducing 1 point
the:
Assignment
Solution
(a) Initial Time Delay Gap
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No, the answer is incorrect.
Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(a) Initial Time Delay Gap

5) Continental seating refers to planning for seats in the: 1 point

(a) periphery of the hall with circulation through the center

(b) central part of the hall with circulation through the periphery

(c) rear part of the hall with central circulation

(d) None of the above

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(b) central part of the hall with circulation through the periphery

6) The included angle between the outermost seats from the source less than 140° is 2 points
recommended for speech but up to 80° for music. The reason for this is:

(a) Lower angle implies lesser volume and low RT as desired for musical performance as it
improves the spatial impression

(b) Lower angle implies lesser distance between side walls that help in better reach of
laterally reflected sound till center thus improving the spatial impression

(c) Lower angle implies lesser floor area and higher RT as desired for musical performances

(d) None of the above

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(b) Lower angle implies lesser distance between side walls that help in better reach of laterally reflected
sound till center thus improving the spatial impression

7) For a given stage, the “Support factor” which measures the musician’s ability to hear 1 point
himself and others near him can be controlled by:

(a) changing the position of the musicians

(b) changing the height of the stage

c) changing the height of the reflector above the stage

(d) changing the flooring of the stage

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No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
c) changing the height of the reflector above the stage

8) Coffered ceiling is considered as a surface which is: 1 point

(a) moderately diffusive

(b) lowly diffusive

(c) absorptive

(d) highly diffusive

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(d) highly diffusive

9) Auditoriums can have different ceiling profile, however; it is recommended to have their 2 points
transverse section as:

(a) Elliptical, to allow sound focusing and better acoustics

(b) Flat, to avoid sound focusing along the center of the hall

(c) Flat, to allow sound focusing at the center of the hall

(d) Stepped in its transverse direction, to control reflected path length

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(b) Flat, to avoid sound focusing along the center of the hall

10)Raking of balcony is steeper compared to the floor in case of live performances : 1 point

(a) to allow the audience to see the stage floor from the last row of the balcony and better
reach of direct sound till the end

(b) to allow the audience to see the stage floor from the first row of the balcony

(c) to allow better reach of direct sound till the end

(d) to allow the audience to see the stage floor from the last row of the balcony

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(a) to allow the audience to see the stage floor from the last row of the balcony and better reach of direct
sound till the end

11)Ceiling profile for an auditorium with balcony for musical performances should be: 1 point

(a) flat and horizontal for direct reflected sound to the audience

(b) flat, but angular for direct reflected sound reaching below the balcony

(c) segmented, with varying angles to achieve envelopment

(d) circular and continuous helping in sound focusing

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(c) segmented, with varying angles to achieve envelopment

12)Absorption of the individual chair upholstery should be close to individual audience 2 points

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absorption to :

(a) reduce the overall RT of the room by putting absorbers

(b) minimize the changes in RT due to fluctuating audience size

(c) increase the absorption of the hall by adding individual absorption of the chair with that of
the audience absorption

(d) avoid grazing attenuation

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(b) minimize the changes in RT due to fluctuating audience size

13)In order to have uniform sound quality, a vertical position above stage is selected for 2 points
installing loudspeakers because:

(a) of the ability of the brain to understand time delays in vertical plane

(b) it is easier to install loudspeakers in vertical plane than in a horizontal position

(c) it is advantageous over horizontal location as the human brain is much weaker to interpret
time delays in vertical plane

(d) None of these

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(c) it is advantageous over horizontal location as the human brain is much weaker to interpret time delays in
vertical plane

14)Coffered ceiling system is observed in which of the following halls? 1 point

(a) Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore

(b) Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

(c) Symphony Hall, Boston

(d) Avery Fisher Hall, New York

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(c) Symphony Hall, Boston

15)The failure in achieving good acoustical condition in Avery Fisher hall was due to: 1 point

(a) very large width to provide early reflections till center

(b) very large width to provide early reflections till center and high ceiling heights to reinforce
source sound with early reflections

(c) high ceiling height to reinforce source sound with early reflections

(d) the trapping of sound by side balconies

No, the answer is incorrect.

Score: 0
Accepted Answers:
(b) very large width to provide early reflections till center and high ceiling heights to reinforce source sound
with early reflections

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