True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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1.
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Every Flash document starts with one scene.
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2.
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A Flash document starts with one layer.
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3.
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The contents of the guide layer do not appear in the published SWF file.
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4.
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The contents of the masked layer are hidden except for the area covered by the
object on the mask layer.
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5.
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A mask layer contains a graphic object through which the content of the display
layer shows.
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6.
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To create an animation you start by adding more frames to a layer.
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7.
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It is a good idea to unlock a layer once you finish editing its content.
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8.
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As you work with content on the Stage, it is important to always be aware of
which frame is being displayed, because that is the frame whose content you are working with.
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9.
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You can extend the Timeline to show more frames by closing the panels on the
right side of the Flash program window.
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10.
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The thumbnails for the Preview command are generally smaller than for the
Preview in Context command.
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11.
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You click a layer’s padlock icon to unlock a layer in the Timeline.
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12.
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As you develop your animation, the number of frames can grow very rapidly, as
well as the number of layers.
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13.
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By default, the frames in the Timeline are tinted different colors depending on
the type of content they contain.
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14.
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The size of the final published SWF file is not an important consideration as
you create an animation.
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15.
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You can name a layer folder the same way you name a layer, making it easier to
know what each folder contains.
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16.
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You do not have to select frames first in order to move or copy them.
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17.
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The Scene panel allows you to duplicate or add, but not delete, scenes.
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18.
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A frame-by-frame animation is quicker to create than a tweened animation because
you only need to create the content for two frames, the one at the beginning of the animation and the
one at the end.
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19.
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Tweened animations tend to produce larger-sized files than frame-by-frame
animations.
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20.
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As you add keyframes to an animation, you change the position of the graphic
object.
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Modified True/False
Indicate
whether the statement is true or false. If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the
statement true.
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21.
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You can press the Esc key to redisplay the panels on the right side of
the Flash program window. _________________________
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22.
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Any layer can be converted to a guide layer by selecting Invisible in the
Layer Properties dialog box. _________________________
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23.
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The layer controls are displayed in a column on the right side of the
Timeline. _________________________
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24.
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In the Layer Properties dialog box, you can increase an individual layer’s
width as represented in the Timeline from the default of 100% to 200% or 300%.
_________________________
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25.
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To remove layer folders from the Timeline to make it less cluttered, you can
click a folder’s Hide arrow in the Timeline. _________________________
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26.
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Depending on the animation, every frame may be a(n) keyframe or you might
have intervening frames where the graphic object does not change. _________________________
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27.
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The Ease list box allows you to specify whether the object should rotate
during the motion tween. _________________________
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28.
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The frames of movie clip symbols are synchronized with a document’s
main Timeline. _________________________
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29.
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The frames of a(n) graphic symbol are independent of the document’s
main Timeline. _________________________
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30.
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Motion tweening is used to change a shape into another shape over time.
_________________________
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31.
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The beginning frame and the ending frame for a(n) frame-by-frame
animation must be keyframes. _________________________
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32.
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In order for an object to be animated using motion tweening, the object must be
a(n) symbol. _________________________
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33.
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If there is a(n) blue line across the frames in a Timeline, that means
that the tween is broken or incomplete such as when there is no ending keyframe.
_________________________
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34.
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Tweened animations are usually used to build more detailed animations
where you need to control the content of each step in the animation. _________________________
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35.
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The layer below a motion guide layer is called a(n) masked layer.
_________________________
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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36.
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The ____ is the tool you use in Flash to coordinate a document’s layers,
frames, and graphic objects.
a. | Timeline | b. | Guide | c. | Layer
Manager | d. | Mask |
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37.
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The default frame rate is ____ frames per second.
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38.
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____ are especially useful when animating more than one object at the same
time.
a. | Guides | b. | Rulers | c. | Layers | d. | Masks |
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39.
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You can add a motion guide layer by clicking Motion Guide on the Timeline
submenu, accessible from the ____ menu.
a. | Frames | b. | Timeline | c. | Add | d. | Insert |
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40.
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You can add a motion guide layer by clicking the Add Motion Guide icon at the
bottom of the ____.
a. | Timeline | b. | Stage | c. | Frames
Manager | d. | Keyframe |
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41.
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Adding frames is done using the ____.
a. | Stage | b. | Timeline | c. | Frames
Manager | d. | Keyframe |
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42.
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Initially, a document contains just one frame and that one frame is called a
____.
a. | mask | b. | guide | c. | keyframe | d. | library frame |
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43.
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The Timeline is a means of ____ layers and frames.
a. | creating | b. | modifying | c. | organizing | d. | All of the
above |
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44.
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The item marked ____ in the figure above is the Insert Layer Folder
button.
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45.
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The item marked ____ in the figure above is the Insert Layer button.
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46.
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The item marked ____ in the figure above is the Add Motion Guide button.
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47.
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The item marked ____ in the figure above is the Outline column.
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48.
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The item marked ____ in the figure above is the playhead.
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49.
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You can click a frame number in the ____ to select the frame.
a. | footer | b. | header | c. | playhead | d. | main layer |
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50.
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When you select ____ view, the layer’s contents on the Stage change so
that only outlines of its objects display.
a. | Frame | b. | Narrative | c. | Outline | d. | Image |
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51.
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Regular layers have a ____ icon, while a mask layer has a mask icon.
a. | page | b. | layer | c. | paintbrush | d. | padlock |
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52.
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Regular frames that are empty are ____.
a. | black | b. | white | c. | gray | d. | blue |
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53.
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Keyframes contain a ____ when they have content.
a. | white dot | b. | gray padlock | c. | black
dot | d. | red x |
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54.
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The playhead is represented on the Timeline header by a ____.
a. | white rectangle with a black vertical line below it | b. | blue rectangle with
a yellow vertical line below it | c. | gray rectangle with a gray vertical line below
it | d. | red rectangle with a red vertical line below it |
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55.
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When you play an animation, the ____ moves along the Timeline header to display
the different frames that make up the animation.
a. | playhead | b. | mask | c. | layer
control | d. | Stage index |
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56.
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You can temporarily hide panels in the Flash program window by pressing the ____
key on the keyboard.
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57.
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One way to modify the view of the Timeline is by selecting one of the options on
the Timeline’s ____ pop-up menu.
a. | Modify View | b. | Timeline Options | c. | Frame
View | d. | Timeline Properties |
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58.
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The ____ option allows you to see more frames within the Timeline window.
a. | Tiny | b. | More | c. | Medium | d. | Wide |
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59.
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The ____ options can be used when you need to see more of the frame’s
contents.
a. | Medium and Large | b. | Tiny and Small | c. | Normal | d. | Medium and
Small |
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60.
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The ____ command shows a thumbnail of the frame’s content that is scaled
to fit the Timeline’s frame.
a. | Preview in Context | b. | Preview | c. | Medium | d. | Thumbnail |
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61.
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The ____ command shows a preview of the entire frame’s contents including
white or empty space.
a. | Preview | b. | Entire Frame | c. | Preview in
Context | d. | Preview with Space |
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62.
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To select a layer you ____ it in the Timeline.
a. | right-click | b. | double-click | c. | triple-click | d. | click |
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63.
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To add more layers to a document, you can use the Layer command on the Timeline
submenu, which is accessible from the ____ menu.
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64.
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The frames of a motion tweened animation are tinted ____.
a. | green | b. | red | c. | yellow | d. | blue |
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65.
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To move frames, select ____ from the context menu of selected frames and then
right-click the frame where you want to move or copy the selected frames and click Paste
Frames.
a. | Move Frames | b. | Cut Frames | c. | Copy
Frames | d. | Frame Location |
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66.
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A document may be divided into ____ similar to a motion picture.
a. | layers | b. | columns | c. | scenes | d. | montages |
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67.
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If a Flash document has two scenes and each scene has 30 frames, the Flash
Player will treat this as one long Timeline with ____ consecutive frames and play them according to
the order of the scenes in the Scene panel.
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68.
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In the Scene panel, the ____ option creates a copy of the currently selected
scene.
a. | Duplicate Scene | b. | Copy Scene | c. | Replicate
Scene | d. | Dummy Scene |
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69.
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The Scene panel can be displayed by pointing to the ____ submenu on the Window
menu and then clicking the Scene command.
a. | Options | b. | Design Panels | c. | Panels | d. | Other Panels |
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70.
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A duplicate scene has the same name as the original with “____”
added to its name.
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71.
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A way to navigate from one scene to another is to use the ____ button on the
Edit bar.
a. | Navigation | b. | Locate Scene | c. | Go
To | d. | Edit Scene |
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72.
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If you click Control on the menu bar and then click ____ a new window opens
showing the SWF file as it plays the animation of the Start scene followed by the animation of the
End scene.
a. | Play Animation | b. | Test Movie | c. | Preview | d. | View Animation |
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73.
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The ____ value determines whether the animation starts slowly and goes faster at
the end or if it starts fast and then goes more slowly at the end.
a. | Motion Ease | b. | Speed | c. | Frequency | d. | Resolution |
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74.
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Click View on the menu bar, point to Magnification, and click ____ to fit all of
the contents to the Stage.
a. | View All | b. | Show All | c. | Whole
Stage | d. | 100% |
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75.
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To test a document’s animation, you click the Play command on the ____
menu.
a. | File | b. | View | c. | Edit | d. | Control |
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76.
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In the Ease value list box, with the default value of ____ the rate of change
between the tweened frames remains constant.
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77.
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The ____ graphic instance play option plays all of an animation’s frames
in the current instance.
a. | Play | b. | Play All | c. | Loop | d. | Single Frame |
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78.
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With the Test Movie command, Flash generates a(n) ____ file and then plays the
animation in a new Flash Player window.
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79.
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One way to test your document’s animation is to click the ____ command on
the Control menu.
a. | Scrub | b. | Test Movie | c. | Preview | d. | Publish |
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80.
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To test the animation in a Web page, you click File on the menu bar, point to
____, and click Default (HTML).
a. | Test | b. | Scrub | c. | Publish
Preview | d. | Display Test |
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81.
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____ tweening can be used to create an animation where an object changes its
position, rotates, scales in size, or even changes in color.
a. | Shape | b. | Scale | c. | Position | d. | Motion |
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82.
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The ____ value makes an object accelerate or decelerate to create a more natural
appearance of movement in motion tweening.
a. | Ease | b. | Rotate | c. | Natural | d. | Display |
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83.
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The item marked in the figure above indicates a ____ tween.
a. | motion | b. | shape | c. | display | d. | rotating |
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84.
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Each ____ shown in the figure above has 30 ____.
a. | layer, frames | b. | frame, layers | c. | layer,
documents | d. | frame, documents |
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85.
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The names of layers placed in a layer folder are displayed ____ under the layer
folder in the Timeline.
a. | in boldface | b. | indented | c. | italicized | d. | in a different
color |
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86.
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The player treats all of the scenes in a SWF file as one long ____.
a. | frame | b. | Timeline | c. | layer | d. | movie |
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87.
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____ always start playing from their first frame.
a. | Button symbols | b. | Stage instances | c. | Graphic
symbols | d. | Movie clip instances |
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88.
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The masked layer is ____ the mask layer.
a. | below | b. | above | c. | to the right
of | d. | to the left of |
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89.
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A sound’s ____, which is a representation of the sound, is displayed in a
frame when you add it to a document.
a. | movie | b. | scene | c. | waveform | d. | print |
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90.
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In a tweened animation, each of the frames at the beginning and end of the
animation is a(n) ____.
a. | primary frame | b. | endframe | c. | keyframe | d. | keystone |
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91.
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To test a few frames of animation, scrub by dragging the playhead along the ____
header.
a. | Timeline | b. | Property inspector | c. | Layers
panel | d. | Stage |
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92.
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The item marked in the figure above is the ____ button.
a. | Outline | b. | Insert Layer | c. | Mask
layer | d. | Frame View |
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93.
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To test your document’s animation, you press the ____ key on the
keyboard.
a. | Shift | b. | Enter | c. | Ctrl | d. | Tab |
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94.
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You can add a motion guide layer by clicking the Add Motion Guide button at the
bottom of the ____.
a. | Timeline | b. | Stage | c. | Property
inspector | d. | Tools panel |
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95.
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____ contain the content for an animation and represent a particular instant in
time.
a. | Events | b. | Layers | c. | Frames | d. | Objects |
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96.
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Placing different content on each ____ or slightly modifying the content from
one ____ to the next creates the perception of movement.
a. | object | b. | timeline | c. | scene | d. | frame |
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97.
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The ____ column of the Timeline hides or displays the content for all
layers.
a. | Eye | b. | Header | c. | Playhead | d. | Current |
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98.
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The ____ column of the Timeline displays the content for all layers in Outline
view or Normal view.
a. | Eye | b. | Outline | c. | Normal | d. | Layer |
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99.
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You can click a frame number in the ____ of the Timeline to select the
frame.
a. | playhead | b. | Eye column | c. | Lock
column | d. | header |
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100.
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In the Timeline, regular frames that are empty are ____, and those that have
some content are ____.
a. | white, black | b. | white, gray | c. | gray,
black | d. | black, white |
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101.
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The ____ is represented in the Timeline header by a red rectangle with a red
vertical line below it.
a. | keyframe | b. | Outline column | c. | first
frame | d. | playhead |
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102.
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In the figure above, frame ____ is the current frame.
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103.
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Each ____ has its own Timeline.
a. | frame | b. | scene | c. | playhead | d. | keyframe |
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104.
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By adding new scenes to a document, you are essentially adding new ____ that
contain their own frames.
a. | Web pages | b. | Timelines | c. | keyframes | d. | panels |
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105.
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You can modify a Timeline effect by clicking ____ on the menu bar, pointing to
Timeline Effects, and then selecting Edit Effect.
a. | File | b. | Edit | c. | Modify | d. | Insert |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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106.
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____________________ provide a way to break up a large movie into smaller movies
that are more manageable.
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107.
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____________________ are used to organize the content of your document.
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108.
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A(n) ____________________ layer is a special type of layer that may be used to
align objects on other layers to the objects on it.
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109.
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A guide layer may be used to provide a path for an animated object to follow;
this is called a(n) ____________________ layer.
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110.
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The layer below a motion guide layer is called a(n) ____________________
layer.
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111.
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A(n) ____________________ layer contains a graphic object through which the
content of the masked layer shows.
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112.
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A(n) ____________________ is a frame that represents a change in the content
from the previous frame.
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113.
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The ____________________ is used to control and coordinate the timing of the
animation by determining how and when the frames for each layer are displayed.
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114.
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The ____________________ indicates which frame is currently being
displayed.
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115.
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On the Timeline’s Frame View pop-up menu, the ____________________ option
reduces the height of the layers.
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116.
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A layer ____________________ is a container in the Timeline in which you can
place layers.
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117.
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____________________ effects allow you to quickly and easily create animations
by selecting from various options in a dialog box.
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118.
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Graphic symbol instances display their animation when you scrub the
____________________ in the document’s main Timeline or play the animation within the Stage
window of the main Timeline’s animation.
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119.
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You specify Graphic as a symbol’s behavior in the ____________________
dialog box in order to create a graphic symbol.
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120.
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The ____________________ graphic instance play option plays an animation’s
frames only one time starting with the frame specified in the First text box.
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121.
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The ____________________ graphic instance play option displays only one frame of
an animation, as specified in the First text box.
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122.
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You can create a(n) ______________________________ animation in which you create
the content for each individual frame.
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123.
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You can create a(n) ____________________ animation in which you create the
content for the beginning and ending frames, and then Flash creates the content for the in-between
frames.
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124.
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Testing an animation by dragging the playhead with the mouse pointer back and
forth through the frames is called ____________________.
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125.
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To create a(n) ____________________ animation, you need to create the graphic
elements for the animation in each of its individual frames.
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Matching
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Identify the letter of the choice that best matches the phrase or
definition. a. | scenes | g. | graphic symbols | b. | layers | h. | movie clip symbols | c. | keyframe | i. | Transition | d. | Timeline | j. | Scene panel | e. | playhead | k. | Expand | f. | frames | l. | layer folder |
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126.
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Used to organize the content of your document
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127.
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Used to control and coordinate the timing of the animation by determining how
and when the frames for each layer are displayed
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128.
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Their frames are synchronized with a document’s main Timeline
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129.
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Provide a way to break up a large movie into smaller, more manageable
movies
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130.
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To create an animation, you start by adding more of these to a layer
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131.
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Their frames are independent of a document’s main Timeline
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132.
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A frame that represents a change in the content from the previous frame
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133.
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Indicates which frame is currently being displayed
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134.
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A container in the Timeline in which you can place layers
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135.
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Allows you to switch to a scene different from the currently displayed
scene
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136.
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A Timeline effect that creates an animation where an object, such as a text
block, expands and/or contracts
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137.
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A Timeline effect that creates a fade or wipe transition for an object
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Short Answer
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138.
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What does placing objects on separate layers prevent, and what does it enable
you to do?
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139.
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What is a guide layer?
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140.
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Explain how to delete a layer.
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141.
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How do you change the name of a layer?
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142.
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What does the Outline Color option do?
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143.
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What happens when you click a dot in the Lock column in the Timeline? What does
this indicate?
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144.
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How do you select multiple frames in the Timeline?
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145.
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What happens when you add an animation in a symbol’s Timeline?
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146.
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What happens if you put more than one object in a layer in which you create a
motion tween?
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147.
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What is the difference between a guide layer and a mask layer?
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Essay
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148.
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Discuss why it is important to be aware of which frame is being displayed.
Explain the role that the Timeline plays in this process.
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149.
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What is the difference between frame-by-frame and tweened animation?
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150.
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Discuss the similarities and differences between movie clip and graphic symbols
in terms of their Timelines.
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