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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






9. 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






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






11. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






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






15. A graduated blend of colors used as a fill; can be linear (flat) or radial (round)






16. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






18. Get you out of the Type tool and selects the Selection tool






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Toggles the Type tool






32. Opacity and blending mode






33. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






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






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






37. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






40. 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.






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. 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.






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






44. Cannot be used as symbols.






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






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






47. __________________ 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/






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






49. 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






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