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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. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






2. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






3. __________________ 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/






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






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






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






7. 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






8. Toggles the Type tool


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






10. The line that forms the shape of an object






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






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






13. ____________ winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral (W/M) - Start dragging - then Alt-drag/Start dragging then Option-drag






14. Constrain a shape's proportions or orientation to: equal height and width for rectangles - rounded rectangles - ellipses - and grids; Increments of 45° for line and arc segments; Original orientation for polygons - stars - and flares (W/M)






15. Two types of ________.






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






17. 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.






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






19. To force an object to take a certain form






20. object that is dimmed and unavailable for modification but can be used as a guide for creating objects.






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






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






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






24. 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






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






26. Hold option to draw from the center.






27. Cannot be used as symbols.






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






42. Change the _______ of a spiral (W/M) - Start dragging then Ctrl-drag/Start dragging then Command-drag






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






44. Because the __________ is part of the Illustrator file - no link can be broken.






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






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






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






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






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






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