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






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






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






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






5. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






6. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






7. ______________ 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.






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






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






10. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






22. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






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






25. Cannot be used as symbols.






26. __________ 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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. Using the S_______________ - you can visually and intuitively merge - delete - fill and edit overlapping shapes and paths directly in the artwork.






38. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






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






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






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. 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






44. Moves the view of the art board when zoomed in- you can toggle it with the space-bar






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. __________________ 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/