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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. __________ 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






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






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






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






21. Hold option to draw from the center.






22. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






24. Opacity and blending mode






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






33. Cannot be used as symbols.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. A special effect applied to a digital image. Many filters mimic the effect of special camera lenses.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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)






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