Name: Class: Date: Adobe Photoshop Chapter 3 Study Questions /50 Total Points True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 1. The transparent areas in a layer dramatically increase the file size. 2. Layers make it possible to manipulate the tiniest details in a Photoshop image. 3. It is necessary for a Photoshop image to have a Background layer. 4. You can change the order of layers in the stack. 5. You cannot change the order of layers in the stack. 6. A background layer cannot be modified as extensively as an image layer. 7. You can delete a Background layer by clicking it on the Layers panel and dragging it to the Delete layer button. 8. You cannot alter a Background layer's color or opacity but it can be deleted or converted into another kind of layer. 9. The Background layer is located at the bottom of the stack. 10. To display or hide Rulers click View on the Application bar, then click Rulers. 11. Visible and non-visible layers can be merged as long as they are next to each other on the Layers panel. 12. Objects on new layers have a default Opacity setting of 0%. 13. You can rename a layer at any time. 14. Concealing part of an image without losing resolution quality is called cropping. 15. When an image is flattened, all visible layers are combined in the Background layer. 16. Only one layer exists in a flattened file. 17. All hidden layers are discarded when a file is flattened. 1
Name: 18. You can expand the layer group by clicking Item 4 in the figure above. 19. You can collapse the layer group by clicking Item 2 in the figure above. 20. Item 5 in the figure above indicates the active layer. Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 21. The Layers panel includes the following different kinds of layers except _. a. Background b. Portrait c. Image d. Type 22. You can change the location of the Layers panel on the screen by. a. Dragging the panel s tab b. Clicking the Layer menu then clicking New c. Dragging a layer to a new position in the stack d. Dragging the Order button to the Layers panel 23. Which is true about a layer thumbnail? a. It can be turned on or off b. It can be resized c. It is a miniature image of the layer's contents d. All of the above 24. What area/feature is used to resize a layer thumbnail? a. Options bar b. Layers panel c. Color Picker dialog box 2
Name: 25. What is used to turn off the thumbnail display? a. The list arrow in the History panel b. The thumbnail button in the Tools panel c. The Layers Panel Options dialog box d. The Display menu 26. Which kind of layer cannot be modified extensively? a. Type b. Image c. Background 27. What layer is always at the bottom of a stack? a. Type b. Image c. Lighting d. Background 28. On the Layers panel, the Background layer is found at the _. a. top of the list b. middle of the list c. bottom of the list 29. Which ruler unit of measurement makes it easiest to make small adjustments? a. Pixels b. Inches c. Picas d. Centimeters 30. What menu command allows you to change your units of measurements preference? a. Edit (Win) or Photoshop (Mac) b. View c. Filter d. Rasterize 31. You can create a layer in each way listed below, except? a. Use the New command on the Layer menu. b. Use the New Layer command on the Layers panel menu. c. Click Rasterize on the New Layer menu panel dialog box. d. Click the Create a new layer button on the Layers panel. 32. What determines the percentage of transparency in a layer? a. Brightness b. Clarity c. Color d. Opacity 33. You can restore a deleted layer during the current editing session by deleting the state on the History panel. a. New b. Rasterize c. Delete Layer 3
Name: 34. Exclude certain parts of an image from view by using the. a. Scissors Tool b. Exclude Tool c. Exclusion Tool d. Crop Tool 35. Hiding portions of an image without losing resolution quality is called. a. Hiding b. Shielding c. Concealing 36. An area in an image that is surrounded by a marquee is called a(n). a. lasso b. grouping c. area d. selection 37. A dashed line that surrounds an area is called a(n). a. marquee b. grouping lasso c. lasso definer d. area marker 38. Which tool can be used to move a selection? a. Move b. Paintbucket c. Zoom 39. Where is the Move Tool located? a. Layers panel b. Status bar c. Tools panel 40. Which of the following statements is false? a. You can duplicate a layer. b. You can rename a layer. c. You can move a layer in the stack. d. You cannot duplicate a layer. 41. How many layers are there in a flattened file? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 10 42. Which menu is used to flatten an image? a. File b. Layer c. Image d. Window 4
Name: 43. A file's size can be significantly reduced using the process. a. Compressing b. Condensing c. Folding d. Flattening 44. Which layers are included in a flattened file? a. All visible and hidden layers b. Visible layers only c. Hidden layers only d. Type layers only 45. What is the meaning of the item referred to by the number 1 in the figure above? a. The layer group is closed. b. The layer is about to be moved. c. The layer group is expanded. d. The image is flattened. 46. In the figure above, what is the number 4 referring to? a. Delete Layer button b. Create a new layer button c. Move Layer button d. Layer Options button 5
Name: Case Based Critical Thinking Case 1 Dex is teaching his wife, Zelda, to use layers to her advantage when she is modifying photos with Photoshop. Zelda has never heard of layers before, so Dex has to start from the very beginning. 47. Zelda asks Dex if there are any disadvantages to using layers. What should he answer? a. No, Zelda. Layers are everything. b. It can be difficult to keep track of layers, so it s best to write each layer s title on a sheet of paper and keep it on your desk. c. Not if you track your opacity correctly. d. Well, the more layers you use, the bigger your file gets. Sometimes it gets too big. 48. Dex knows that turning type layers into bitmapped image layers is called. a. focalizing b. extracting c. blending d. rasterizing 49. Dex teaches Zelda that there are several ways to create layers. Which of the following is NOT one of those ways. a. Use the New command on the Layer menu. b. Use the New Layer command on the Layers panel menu. c. Click the Create a new layer button on the Layers panel. d. Check the Add a Layer box at the bottom of the Layer menu. Case 2 Donna has finally decided that it was time to sit down and have some fun with Photoshop. She has seen hundreds of hilarious photos on Web that were created using Photoshop and its various tools, and she has always wanted to know how. She has an excellent idea that involves putting her head on a penguin s body, and can t wait to get started. 50. Her first job is to select her head from the photo she wants to use. The photo is a great shot of her head against a white background. The image is sharp and clear, and the white background makes her head really stand out. Which tool should she use. a. Elliptical Marquee b. Magnetic Lasso c. Crop d. Lasso 6