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






2. __________________ 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/






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






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






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






6. 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






7. To slant or skew an object from its original orientation.






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






9. Because the __________ is part of the Illustrator file - no link can be broken.






10. ______________ 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.






11. A location in the application window where a panel or panels are secured so they do not float.






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






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






14. Characteristics of the outline of an object - such as its weight - color - style - etc.






15. Two types of ________.






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






27. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






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






31. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






32. __________ 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






33. 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.






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






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






36. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






38. Letter 'x' - two arrows






39. 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.






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






41. 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)






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. __________ 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






49. 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.






50. Toggles the Type tool