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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. __________ 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






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






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






4. Toggles the Type tool

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






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






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






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






9. Cannot be used as symbols.






10. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






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






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






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






15. Letter 'd' - black 1pt stroke - white fill.






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






17. ______________ 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.






18. 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






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






20. A point on a path that indicates a change of direction.






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






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






23. 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)






24. __________ 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






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






26. 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.






27. 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






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






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






30. The line that forms the shape of an object






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






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






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






34. 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






35. 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.






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






37. 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






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






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






40. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






47. Two types of ________.






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






49. 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.






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