Test your basic knowledge |

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






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






3. An anchor point where a path changes direction direction in an angle rather than smoothly.






4. Opacity and blending mode






5. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






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






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






9. __________ 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






10. __________ 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






11. 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.






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






13. 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.






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






15. An anchor point that connects path segments in a smooth curve.






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






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






18. Toggles the Type tool

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19. 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.






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






21. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






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






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






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






26. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. A separate - external file connected to the Illustrator file by an electronic link.






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






37. Provides access to a large bank of color pallets built by an international design community.






38. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






39. 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.






40. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






42. 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






43. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






46. The line that forms the shape of an object






47. __________________ 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/






48. 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






49. Resizing an object horizontally - vertically - or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its origanal size.






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