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






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






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






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






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






6. Two types of ________.






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






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






9. __________________ 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/






10. Hold shift to draw ___________.






11. 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.






12. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. Move a shape while drawing it (W/M)






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.






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






23. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Appearance panel contains the _______________ (fill type - color - transparency and effects)






31. 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






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. Measurement system used in graphic design; 1/72nd of an inch.






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






38. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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