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






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






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






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






5. __________ 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






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






7. Scatter an object - such as a leaf - along a path; you can adjust the size - spacing - scatter and rotation options to change the appearance of the brush.






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






9. black arrow that will select the whole or grouped objects.






10. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






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






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






14. Opacity and blending mode






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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






24. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






25. Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing






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






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






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






29. You ____________ by selecting a layer name in the Layers panel and dragging the layer to its new location. The order of layers in the Layers panel controls the document's layer order - topmost in the panel is the frontmost in the artwork.






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






31. Letter 'c' - it will cut line segments






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A saved set of panel arrangements and tool setting.






39. Cannot be used as symbols.






40. A mathematically generated curve that has two endpoints and control points to specify curve direction






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






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






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






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






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






46. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






48. Defined by an elliptical shape whose center follows the path; they create strokes that resemble hand-drawn lines made with a flat - angled calligraphic pen tip.






49. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






50. 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.