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






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






3. Two ways to bring symbols from _____________ : Copy and paste the symbol(s) from Illustrator to Flash - choose File > Import > Import to Stage - or choose File > Import > Import to Library.






4. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






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






7. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. Hold shift to draw ___________.






14. __________ 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






15. __________________ 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/






16. printable portion of the work area - where illustrations can be finalized.






17. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. __________ 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






28. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






29. The point on which an object rotates or transform . The point of orgin may be within the object or outside it.






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






31. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






32. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. The line that forms the shape of an object






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






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






44. 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






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






46. Toggles the Type tool


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






48. 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.






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






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