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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. 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






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






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






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






5. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






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






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






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






10. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






16. __________ 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






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






18. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






19. The line that forms the shape of an object






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






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






22. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






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






25. ______________ 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.






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






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






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






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






30. black arrow that will select the whole or grouped objects.






31. __________ 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






32. Letter 'a' - white arrow - will select individual objects in a group - or anchor points.






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






34. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






35. 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.






36. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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.