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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. To force an object to take a certain form






2. 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






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






4. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






5. __________ 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






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






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






8. Hold option to draw from the center.






9. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






10. 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.






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






12. 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






13. 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.






14. Resizing an object horizontally - vertically - or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its origanal size.






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






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






25. 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






26. Letter 'x' - two arrows






27. 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.






28. Two types of ________.






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






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






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






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






33. A group of relaxed command and options.






34. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






36. Cannot be used as symbols.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






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






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