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






2. Three types of _______: Extrude & Bevel - Revolve - Rotate






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






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






5. Uses the z-axis to give a 2D object depth by extruding the object. For example - a circle becomes a cylinder.






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






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






8. 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.






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






10. __________ 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






11. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






28. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






30. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






32. 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.






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






34. To force an object to take a certain form






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






36. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






38. Opacity and blending mode






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






40. 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.






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






42. A group of relaxed command and options.






43. The line that forms the shape of an object






44. Cannot be used as symbols.






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






46. Will show you variations on a selected color including tints - shades - and pallets based upon that color.






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






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






49. __________________ 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/






50. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored