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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. Keep the inner radius of a star ________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down Ctrl/Start dragging - then hold down Command






2. Letter 'z'. magnifying glass - click and drag around the zoom area - hold option + click and zoom out.






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






4. Measurement system used in graphic design; 1/72nd of an inch.






5. A separate - external file connected to the Illustrator file by an electronic link.






6. __________ 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






7. 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.






8. A graduated blend between two or more colors or between tints of the same color.






9. Opacity and blending mode






10. Characteristics of the outline of an object - such as its weight - color - style - etc.






11. Add or remove _______________ from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow






12. Line extending from anchor point that shows the direction of a curve






13. 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






14. __________________ horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar grid (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow/






15. To ______________ Select the paths - then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt+j/Select the anchor point - then press Shift+Command+Option+j






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






17. 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.






18. Because the __________ is part of the Illustrator file - no link can be broken.






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






20. A layer within a layer that can have its own name and its own settings






21. 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






22. Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically (W/M)






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






24. object that is dimmed and unavailable for modification but can be used as a guide for creating objects.






25. solidity of an object's color; the opposite of transparency.






26. 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)






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






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






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






30. Move a shape while drawing it (W/M)






31. Two types of ________.






32. Keep the sides of a star ________ (W/M) - Alt-drag/Option-drag






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






34. Letter 'd' - black 1pt stroke - white fill.






35. The bottom box in the color icons (bottom of the tool bar) and what you call the outline "color" of a shape






36. in the option bar for a selected live paint group






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






38. Uses the z-axis to give a 2D object depth by extruding the object. For example - a circle becomes a cylinder.






39. Letter 'v' - black arrow - will select the whole or grouped objects






40. Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons - stars - and flares) (W/M)






41. ______________ 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.






42. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






44. A single level in the stacking order that can hold any number of object.






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






46. ____________ winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral (W/M) - Start dragging - then Alt-drag/Start dragging then Option-drag






47. To force an object to take a certain form






48. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






49. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)






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