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Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Letter 'x' - two arrows






2. vector paths that have two ends; the beginning and end points are not the same






3. Characteristics of the inner area of an object - such as the color - pattern style - etc. - inside an object.






4. Three types of _______: Extrude & Bevel - Revolve - Rotate






5. A group of relaxed command and options.






6. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






7. Allow you to create brush strokes with the appearance of a natural brush with bristles.






8. Six basic ___________ are: Rectangle - Rounded Rectangle - Ellipse - Polygon - Star - and Flare.






9. The line that forms the shape of an object






10. stretch artwork evenly along a path and include strokes that resemble graphic media - such as the Charcoal-Feather brush used to create the tree and objects such as the Arrow brush.






11. To force an object to take a certain form






12. ______ an arc - keeping the reference point constant (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down F






13. Toggles the Type tool

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14. Letter '/' (questions mark key) - a box with red slash






15. Letter 'a' - white arrow - will select individual objects in a group - or anchor points.






16. A location in the application window where a panel or panels are secured so they do not float.






17. To create _________ by placing the object to be used as a mask on top of the object to be masked. Then you select the mask and the objects to be masked - and choose Make Opacity Mask from the Transparency panel menu.






18. Paint a pattern made up of separate sections - or tiles - for the sides - ends and corners of the path; the brush applies different tiles from the pattern to different sections of the path - depending on where the section falls on the path.






19. The two main benefits of ______________are cross-platform compatibility (they work the same on Windows and Mac OS) and support of widely expanded character sets and layout features - which provide richer linguistic support and advanced typographic co






20. Appearance panel contains the _______________ (fill type - color - transparency and effects)






21. Get you out of the Type tool and selects the Selection tool






22. Using the S_______________ - you can visually and intuitively merge - delete - fill and edit overlapping shapes and paths directly in the artwork.






23. This creates a single line of text. If you re-size this type it will re-size the text.






24. Hold shift to draw ___________.






25. __________ the skew value for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press V






26. Uses the y-axis to revolve an object around an axis. For example - an arc becomes a circle.






27. ______________ polygon sides - star points - arc angle - spiral winds - or flare rays (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow






28. Five ________: Art - Calligraphic - Pattern - Bristle and Scatter.






29. Decrease the _______ for horizontal dividers in a rectangular grid or radial dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press F






30. Measurement system used in grapic programs; there are six of these in an inch.






31. A temporary frame around a selected object that shows the object's outer dimensions.






32. Resizing an object horizontally - vertically - or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its origanal size.






33. To slant or skew an object from its original orientation.






34. Will allow you to change all of the colors in your selected art in a variety of ways.






35. The area surrounding the art board on the computer screen - depending on the magnification or view - it may or may not be visible.






36. Constrain a shape's proportions or orientation to: equal height and width for rectangles - rounded rectangles - ellipses - and grids; Increments of 45° for line and arc segments; Original orientation for polygons - stars - and flares (W/M)






37. These tools allow you to cut and merge selected shapes.






38. Moves the view of the art board when zoomed in- you can toggle it with the space-bar






39. Increase the skew value for _________ in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press C






40. white arrow that will select individual objects in a group or anchor points






41. A mask can be a ______________. You can use type as a mask. You can import opacity masks with placed Photoshop files. You can also create layer clipping masks with any shape that is the topmost object of a group or layer.






42. A point on a path that indicates a change of direction.






43. Rectangle drawn around an object with a tool to select an area.






44. ______________ a Live Trace object in one step (W/M) - Alt-click Live Trace in the Control panel - or hold down Alt and select a tracing preset./Option-click Live Trace in the Control panel - or hold down Option and select a tracing preset.






45. __________ the skew value for vertical dividers in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press X






46. Two types of ________.






47. Menu button You can access symbols from saved documents either by clicking the _____________ at the bottom of the Symbols panel and choosing Other Library from the menu that appears; by choosing Other Library from the Symbols panel menu; or by choosi






48. Hold option to draw from the center.






49. To ___________ Select the paths - then press Ctrl+J/Select the paths - then press Command+J






50. Amount of light that can pass through an object. a transparent object allows objects below to appear.