Adobe Flash MCQ Solved Paper for XAT

1. You can change a solid color into a gradient in the....
A. ... color menu.
B. ... swatches menu.
C. ...properties inspector.
D. ... all of the above.
Answer : D

2. This is a way to take a word and animate each letter separately.
A. Distribute to layers.
B. Break apart
C. frame-by-frame
D. Convert to symbol
Answer : A

3. Any item placed on a frame that has not been converted to a graphic, button, or movie clip. This includes shapes you draw as well as images you insert/import (jpg, bitmaps, etc.). Use this to do a shape tween or mask effect.
A. Layer
B. vector
C. bitmap
D. object
Answer : D

4. ____________ is a way to partially hide an image in the layer immediately below another layer. The 2 layers get locked� together to produce the effect.
A. Morphing
B. Tweening
C. Stacking
D. Masking
Answer : D

5. The transformation point is...
A. ... the fading in a color gradient.
B. ... the phase at which an object is rendered.
C. ... the point from which an object or shape is rotated or scaled.
D.
Answer : C

6. ________________ allow you to make objects move in a more random or non-straight path.
A. Mask
B. Shape tween
C. Guided layer
D. Gravity effect
Answer : C

7. The stacking order of viewing objects is decided by the order of the l
A. scenes
B. frames
C. layers
D. actions
Answer : C

8. A pen tool with a small circle next to it means you can...
A. ...close a shape.
B. ...open a shape.
C. ...delete a shape.
D.
Answer : A

9. The Windows> Align> Entire Stage makes the ____________.
A. object align with another object
B. object fill the entire stage
C. object fill another object
D. object fill the entire screen
Answer : B

10. Use this to make a symbol disappear from view (great for changing pictures). You would use motion tween for this method. You have to change the alpha� setting of the symbol. Alpha represents transparency.
A. Zoom
B. Masking
C. Fade Effect
D. Morphing
Answer : C

11. This tool allows you to grab a color of another object and apply it to another.
A. Merge Tool
B. Move Tool
C. Hand Tool
D. Eyedropper Tool
Answer : D

12. To instruct a button to stop on the first frame of another scene, called replay, you would need to call the following method
A. gotoandplay(1, replay);
B. gotoAndPlay(replay, 1);
C. gotoAndStop(replay, 1);
D. gotoAndStop(1, replay);
Answer : D

13. To apply a stroke to a shape that does not currently have one, you ...
A. select the shape, open the dialogue box in the properties window for ink color and make a selection. From there you can edit the weight and style in the properties window.
B. select the ink tool in the tool box, select the ink color in the color picker and click on the shape near the outside of its fill. From there you can edit the weight and style in the properties window.
C. select the paint bucket in the tool box, select the ink color in the color picker and click on the shape near the outside of its fill. From there you can edit the weight and style in the properties window.
D. go to the actions window and add the addStroke() method to the fill. Be sure to also set the strokeColor and strokeWeight properties.
Answer : B

14. By default, this panel is located below the flash environment.
A. Library Panel
B. Property Inspector Panel
C. Layers Panel
D. All of the above
Answer : C

15. ____________, when used appropriately, adds to the viewer's experience, making for a much richer and enjoyable activity.
A. Advertisments
B. Sound
C. Commericals
D. Tweens
Answer : B

16. You can control the fluidity of the line drawn with the pencil tool.
A. True
B. False
C.
D.
Answer : A

17. What is a blank keyframe?
A. a frame that is the same as the keyframe before it - it looks like a gray rectangle without a dot
B. a frame that represents a change in content, be that scale, movement, rotation, color, etc - it looks like a gray rectangle with a black dot.
C. a frame without any content - it looks like a white box
D. a frame without any content - it looks like a white box with a white dot
Answer : D

18. A powerful tool in flash that allows you to have greater control when creating lines.
A. Powerline
B. Line Tool
C. Powertool
D. Pen Tool
Answer : D

19. These are objects that have been converted so that you can use the same image a number of times in a movie. You can also use this to do fade effects, rotation effects, and flip effects.
A. layer
B. symbols
C. clip art
D. tween
Answer : B

20. The two ways to draw fills in a drawing?
A. Ink and Pencil
B. Brush and Spray
C. Oval and Shape
D. Fill and Autofill
Answer : B

21. This is the shortcut key for adding a keyframe.
A. Erase Objects
B. Erase Only Shapes
C. Erase Selected Fills
D. Erase Normal
Answer : C

22. It allows you to insert text within your flash stage.
A. Text Box
B. Text Tool
C. HTML
D. Key frames
Answer : B

23. Which option represents the correct syntax for writing an event listener for a movie clip called sandbox_mc
A. sandbox_mc.addeventlistener(mouseevent.click, buildCastle);
B. sandbox_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.Click, buildCastle);
C. sandbox_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, buildCastle);
D. sandBox_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.Click, buildCastle);
Answer : C

24. What is dot syntax?
A. Refers to when a dot or period (.) is used in actionscript to conclude a line of code.
B. Refers to when a dot or period (.) is used in actionscript to access a property or method of an object.
C. Refers to when a dot or period (.) is used in actionscript to being a function.
D. Refers to when a dot or period (.) is used in actionscript to set a parameter.
Answer : B

25. The __________ shows the frames in the movie.
A. toolbar
B. Properties pane
C. timeline
D. scene
Answer : C

26. The last step in production. It is done to verify if you have met the goals of the project.
A. Brainstorming
B. Refining
C. Action Scripting
D. Adding sound
Answer : B

27. A white box with a diagonal red line through it means...
A. ... no color.
B. ... do not enter.
C. ... no data.
D.
Answer : A

28. These are frames that are signaficant. It is the basis for tweened animation.
A. Keyframes
B. Special Frames
C. Master Frame
D. None of the above
Answer : A

29. The tool that creates a rectangle, which you can customize the sides.
A. Rectangle tool
B. Square tool
C. Rectangle primitive tool
D. Oval tool
Answer : C

30. This action allows you to save the object in the library panel for future use.
A. Importing
B. Exporting
C. Convert to text
D. Convert to Symbol
Answer : D

31. What does the abbreviation, FPS means?
A. Flick Per Scene
B. Frames Per Second
C. Frames Per Scene
D. Flick Per Second
Answer : B

32. What is an acceptable instance name?
A. 1thumb_mc
B. thumb01.mc
C. *thumb01_mc
D. $01thumb
Answer : D

33. This panel indicates what settings are being used for objects and allows you to change those settings.
A. Tools
B. Actions
C. Frames
D. Properties
Answer : D

34. You can control the width, patterning, color and smoothing of a Pencil stroke all in the....
A. ... Commands Menu.
B. ... Properties Inspector.
C. ... Behaviors Menu.
D.
Answer : B

35. Empty key frames are indicated by a _________________ circle on the timeline
A. hollow
B. black
C. open eye
D. closed eye
Answer : A

36. You cannot change the angle or length of a gradient.
A. True
B. False
C.
D.
Answer : B

37. With a button symbol...
A. You need to have content on all four keyframes (Up, Over, Down and Hit).
B. The Over keyframe represents what the button will look like when a user clicks on it.
C. The Hit keyframe represents what the button will look like when a user clicks on it.
D. The hit area will never been seen by the end user.
Answer : D

38. This tool is useful when you are zoomed in and need to move around an area in your artwork.
A. Merge Tool
B. move Tool
C. Hand Tool
D. Zoom Tool
Answer : C

39. What is stacking order?
A. It is the order in which Flash executes actionscript. Listeners are run first in order to catch any events that may occur so that all functions may run correctly without causing any TypeErrors.
B. It is the order in which Flash renders a scene - elements are stacked within layers and layers are stacked with the movie. Shapes fall to the bottom of the stack within a layer, allowing for symbols and text objects to rise to the top. Likewise, layers a
C. The order in which you have to nest symbols within movie clips in order for motion tweens to work correctly.
D. The order in which you have to nest movie clips within symbols in order for motion tweens to work correctly.
Answer : B

40. To start Adobe Flash, Click on Start>______>Adobe Flash
A. Adobe Collection
B. All Programs
C. Run
D. Open
Answer : B

41. When drawing with the Rectangle Tool, if you wanted to make a perfect square, you would hold down the _____ key while drawing.
A. shift
B. option
C. control
D. command
Answer : A

42. A key frame that contains objects will be represented by a ___________ circle.
A. hollow
B. black
C. blue
D. gray
Answer : B

43. If you want to have a loop animation nested with in a symbol that you can tween on the main stage, you would
A. make a graphic symbol, then edit its timeline to animate a movie clip with shape tweens. Then on the main stage, you could motion tween the graphic symbol.
B. make a movie clip symbol, then edit its timeline to animate a movie clip with motion tweens. Then on the main stage, you could motion tween the movie clip symbol.
C. make a shape symbol, then edit its timeline to animate a graphic with shape tweens. Then on the main stage, you could motion tween the shape symbol.
D. make a movie clip symbol, then edit its timeline to animate a shape clip with shape tweens. Then on the main stage, you could motion tween the movie clip symbol.
Answer : D

44. This type of drawing is a grouped shape; it has a rectangular surrounding in it when selected.
A. Merge Drawing
B. Flash Tool
C. Oval Tool
D. Object Drawing
Answer : D

45. This ideals with the rotation and movement of the object from one point to another in specific frames.
A. Tweening
B. Shape Tween
C. Motion Tween
D. Transition
Answer : A

46. When nothing is selected, you can adjust the following in the Properties Inspector.
A. stage size
B. background color
C. frame rate
D. all of the above
Answer : D

47. functions need to be bracketed by....
A. [...]
B. (...)
C. {...}
D. :...; (Your Answer)
Answer : C

48. This tool allows you to modify the gradient in three ways.
A. Merge Drawing
B. Flash Tool
C. Gradient Transform Tool
D. Object Drawing
Answer : C

49. With the brush tool selected, you can adjust your brush shape and size in the tool bar.
A. true
B. false
C.
D.
Answer : A

50. The step in production is performed to add more detailed to your scene.
A. Improvement of design
B. Action Scripting
C. Polishing
D. Create a storyboard
Answer : B