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






2. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






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






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






6. __________________ 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/






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. The line that forms the shape of an object






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






16. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






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






20. Opacity and blending mode






21. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. ______________ 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.






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






40. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






43. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






45. __________ 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






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






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






48. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






49. 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.






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