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






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






3. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






5. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






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






15. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. 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)






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






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






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






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






35. __________ 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






36. To force an object to take a certain form






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






38. 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.






39. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






40. 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






41. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. 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.






50. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored