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






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






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






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






5. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. __________ 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






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. Appearance panel contains the _______________ (fill type - color - transparency and effects)






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






34. A group of relaxed command and options.






35. 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






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






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






38. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






40. Keep the sides of a star ________ (W/M) - Alt-drag/Option-drag






41. 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.






42. __________________ 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/






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. The line that forms the shape of an object






50. __________ 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