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






2. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Opacity and blending mode






10. 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






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






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






13. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






15. 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






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






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






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






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






20. The line that forms the shape of an object






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






29. 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.






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






31. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






38. Two types of ________.






39. 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.






40. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






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






44. __________ 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






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






46. 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.






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






48. Cannot be used as symbols.






49. ______________ 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.






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