To determine if you remember some of the key concepts of the chapter, take the following self quiz and see how you do. Select the best answer. If you select an incorrect answer, you'll receive immediate informational feedback to assist you in remembering the correct answer.

1		An audio signal that has had reverb added to it is often referred to as being dry.
			A)	True
			B)	False
2		An operator should always rely on the console meters to judge audio levels and never trust their ears.
			A)	True
			B)	False
3		A common beginner's error is listening to the program bus and not the actual air signal after it has been broadcast.
			A)	True
			B)	False
4		An audio control surface performs three basic functions — amplification, routing, and distribution.
			A)	True
			B)	False
5		With regard to on-air operations, most radio stations operate in what is termed the announcer/engineer mode with each announcer having an engineer to run the equipment for them.
			A)	True
			B)	False
6		To combat transients and instantaneous audio peaks that can surprise anyone, manufacturers build _______________ into the console.
			A)	limiters
			B)	peak program meters
			C)	headroom
			D)	automatic compressors
7		Production people should learn to monitor their work in the production studio
			A)	at low levels.
			B)	at between 90 and 95 dB-SPL.
			C)	at a level that is similar to what the stations average listener uses in their home or car.
			D)	at whatever level is comfortable for their hearing range.
8		The most difficult task the on-air announcer has is
			A)	running the control board.
			B)	keeping everything on schedule.
			C)	communicating with the listener.
			D)	keeping the station logs.
9		The individual speakers within a speaker cabinet are referred to as
			A)	drivers.
			B)	moving coils.
			C)	crossovers.
			D)	cones.
10		A typical on-air control room would have what kind of audio metering?
			A)	decibel meters
			B)	VU meters
			C)	peak program meters
			D)	consistent average level audio meters
11		An isolated bus routed to a separate amplifier and speaker so that you can listen to a channel to preview music or check microphones before you put them on the air is the
			A)	program bus.
			B)	mono bus.
			C)	mix-minus bus.
			D)	cue circuit.
12		Another term for a volume control on a control board is
			A)	potentiometer.
			B)	gain control.
			C)	attenuator.
			D)	all the above
13		Unity gain is defined as
			A)	the position of a potentiometer on the control board.
			B)	a gain of one.
			C)	equal levels of average audio.
			D)	all of the pots on a control board being together.
14		An IFB is
			A)	used to send verbal cues to the talent while they are on the air.
			B)	used to interrupt the feed bus to insert commercials during a live remote.
			C)	an interruptible foldback loop.
			D)	Both A and C are correct.
15		A high-pass filter
			A)	is a filter that blocks audio frequencies above a specific frequency, allowing those frequencies below the specified frequency to pass.
			B)	is a filter that blocks audio frequencies below a specific frequency.
			C)	is used to handle level increases above average working levels to protect from high-frequency transients.
			D)	is used to protect the tweeter in a two- or three-way speaker system.