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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. 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.






2. Opacity and blending mode






3. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






4. Allow you to create brush strokes with the appearance of a natural brush with bristles.






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






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






7. __________ 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






8. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






10. ______________ 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.






11. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






13. 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






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






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






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






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






18. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






20. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






22. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






30. Hold option to draw from the center.






31. Add or remove _______________ from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow






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






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






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






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






36. This creates a text box where the text will wrap at the end of the line to the next. Also when you re-size the box - the text remains the same size.






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. 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






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