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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. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)






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






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






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






5. Two types of ________.






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






7. To force an object to take a certain form






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. The line that forms the shape of an object






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






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






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






20. __________ 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






21. ______________ 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.






22. __________________ 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/






23. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






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






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






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






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






29. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






30. Hold shift to draw ___________.






31. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






32. Toggles the Type tool

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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. 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)