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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. A saved set of panel arrangements and tool setting.






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






3. 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






4. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






6. Cannot be used as symbols.






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. Change the _______ of a spiral (W/M) - Start dragging then Ctrl-drag/Start dragging then Command-drag






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






20. Increase size of Blob Brush (W/M)






21. A graduated blend of colors used as a fill; can be linear (flat) or radial (round)






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






23. Uses the z-axis to rotate 2D artwork in 3D space and change the artwork's perspective.






24. 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






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






26. vector paths that are continuious and have no ends - the beginning and end points are the same.






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






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






29. ______________ 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.






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






31. 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






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






33. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






35. A special effect applied to a digital image. Many filters mimic the effect of special camera lenses.






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






37. Will turn the top shape into a picture frame for all selected art below it.






38. Letter 'x' - two arrows






39. Switch between __________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down C






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






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






42. __________ 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






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






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






45. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






46. Hold option to draw from the center.






47. __________________ 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/






48. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






49. place a file or object in a file so that it becomes part of the file.






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