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Adobe Illustrator
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
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it-skills
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multimedia
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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 single level in the stacking order that can hold any number of object.
Layer
Transparency attributes
Opacity
Decay rate
2. A point on a path that indicates a change of direction.
A linked file
Click once with the Type tool
Anchor point
Direct selection tool
3. white arrow that will select individual objects in a group or anchor points
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Cmd + Zero
Direct selection tool
Picas
4. Resizing an object horizontally - vertically - or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its origanal size.
Brush types
Opacity
Shape tools
Scaling
5. To slant or skew an object from its original orientation.
Extrude & Bevel
Shear
Direct Selection tool
Perfect shapes
6. Five ________: Art - Calligraphic - Pattern - Bristle and Scatter.
Art brushes
Brush types
Picas
Zoom tool
7. Change the _______ of a spiral (W/M) - Start dragging then Ctrl-drag/Start dragging then Command-drag
Bezier curve
Decay rate
Flip
Gradient
8. A layer within a layer that can have its own name and its own settings
Fill attributes
Sublayer
Point
Stroke
9. Letter 'd' - black 1pt stroke - white fill.
A linked file
Path
Vertical lines
Default fill & stroke
10. A separate - external file connected to the Illustrator file by an electronic link.
Shear
Bounding box
A linked file
Bezier curve
11. Zoom out to view the whole art board.
Art board
Cmd + Zero
Selection tool
Zoom tool
12. Because the __________ is part of the Illustrator file - no link can be broken.
Direction line
An embedded file
Live paint bucket
Pattern brushes
13. Measurement system used in graphic design; 1/72nd of an inch.
Anchor point
Kuler panel
Point
Straight
14. Increase size of Blob Brush (W/M)
Opacity mask
None
] (right square bracket)
Add or subtract
15. Letter 'z'. magnifying glass - click and drag around the zoom area - hold option + click and zoom out.
Default fill & stroke
Fill
Zoom tool
Appearance attributes
16. Allow you to create brush strokes with the appearance of a natural brush with bristles.
Swap fill & stroke
Bristle brushes
Scissors tool
Clipping Mask
17. 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.
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Rotate
Direct selection tool
Scatter brushes
18. The point on which an object rotates or transform . The point of orgin may be within the object or outside it.
Point of orgin
Shift Key
Bounding box
Skew value
19. A location in the application window where a panel or panels are secured so they do not float.
't' ky
Dock
Clipping Mask
Unembedded images
20. Letter 'x' - two arrows
Unembedded images
Anchor point
Swap fill & stroke
Increase or decrease
21. 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.
Opacity mask
Transparency
Spacebar-drag
Unembedded images
22. Letter 'a' - white arrow - will select individual objects in a group - or anchor points.
't' ky
Guides
Pattern brushes
Direct Selection tool
23. 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
OpenType fonts
Increase or decrease
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Cmd + Zero
24. Will turn the top shape into a picture frame for all selected art below it.
Spacebar-drag
Direct selection tool
Clipping Mask
Calligraphic brushes
25. Two types of ________.
Expand live-paint groups
Panel
Appearance attributes
Hand tool
26. 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
Panel
Add or subtract
OpenType fonts
Symbol Librarie
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
OpenType fonts
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Layer
Decrease
28. Hold shift to draw ___________.
Workspace
Add or subtract
Perfect shapes
Direct selection tool
29. Moves the view of the art board when zoomed in- you can toggle it with the space-bar
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Swap fill & stroke
Opacity
Hand tool
30. 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
Direction line
Brush types
Illustrator to Flash
Vertical dividers
31. Will show you variations on a selected color including tints - shades - and pallets based upon that color.
Color Guide panel
Sublayer
Stroke
Smooth point
32. Uses the z-axis to give a 2D object depth by extruding the object. For example - a circle becomes a cylinder.
Filter
Closed path
Brush types
Extrude & Bevel
33. Letter '/' (questions mark key) - a box with red slash
Anchor point
Simple or compound path
] (right square bracket)
None
34. Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing
Flip
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Guides
An embedded file
35. The bottom box in the color icons (bottom of the tool bar) and what you call the outline "color" of a shape
Increase
A linked file
Embed
Stroke
36. __________________ 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/
Stroke attributes
Open path
Picas
Add or remov
37. Three types of _______: Extrude & Bevel - Revolve - Rotate
Layer
Selection tool
Point of orgin
3D effects
38. Uses the y-axis to revolve an object around an axis. For example - an arc becomes a circle.
Skew value
Revolve
Dock
Rotate
39. Letter 'v' - black arrow - will select the whole or grouped objects
Selection tool
Smooth point
Point
Vertical dividers
40. Will allow you to change all of the colors in your selected art in a variety of ways.
Gradient fill
Embed
3D effects
Recolor Artwork panel
41. Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically (W/M)
Unembedded images
Shift
Opacity mask
Bounding box
42. Rectangle drawn around an object with a tool to select an area.
Filter
Vertical dividers
Cmd + Zero
Marquee
43. A saved set of panel arrangements and tool setting.
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Bezier curve
Cmd + Zero
Workspace
44. A graduated blend between two or more colors or between tints of the same color.
Gradient fill
Constant
Increase
Bezier curve
45. black arrow that will select the whole or grouped objects.
Calligraphic brushes
Selection tool
Scissors tool
Opacity
46. Measurement system used in grapic programs; there are six of these in an inch.
Bounding box
Filter
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Picas
47. Six basic ___________ are: Rectangle - Rounded Rectangle - Ellipse - Polygon - Star - and Flare.
Vertical lines
Shape tools
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Bezier curve
48. Move a shape while drawing it (W/M)
Skew value
Dock
Spacebar-drag
Shape Builder tool
49. 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
Direct selection tool
Pattern brushes
Skew value
Layer
50. 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.
Shape Builder tool
] (right square bracket)
Simple or compound path
Panel