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Adobe Illustrator
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
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it-skills
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multimedia
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. The top box in the color icons (bottom of the tool bar) and what you call the inside "color" of a shape
Color Guide panel
Recolor Artwork panel
Fill
Zoom tool
2. Moves the view of the art board when zoomed in- you can toggle it with the space-bar
Fill attributes
Hand tool
Bounding box
Click once with the Type tool
3. Opacity and blending mode
Art brushes
Path
Transparency attributes
Dock
4. The point on which an object rotates or transform . The point of orgin may be within the object or outside it.
Shape tools
Point of orgin
Illustrator to Flash
Open and closed arc
5. Letter 'c' - it will cut line segments
Direct Selection tool
Filter
Scissors tool
Panel
6. 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.
Picas
Simple or compound path
Gradient
Template
7. To slant or skew an object from its original orientation.
Shear
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Decrease
OpenType fonts
8. __________ 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
Stroke
A linked file
Decrease
Kuler panel
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.
Decrease
Illustrator to Flash
Vertical lines
Opacity mask
10. A separate - external file connected to the Illustrator file by an electronic link.
Workspace
Stroke
A linked file
Open and closed arc
11. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored
Opacity
Shift+D
Art board
Parent layer
12. A layer within a layer that can have its own name and its own settings
Sublayer
] (right square bracket)
Direct Selection tool
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
13. 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.
Shift-drag
Pattern brushes
Template
Constant
14. Characteristics of the outline of an object - such as its weight - color - style - etc.
Transparency
Flip
Open path
Stroke
15. Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing
Point of orgin
Guides
Swap fill & stroke
Stroke attributes
16. Uses the y-axis to revolve an object around an axis. For example - an arc becomes a circle.
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Revolve
Click and drag the Type tool
Scissors tool
17. Will show you variations on a selected color including tints - shades - and pallets based upon that color.
Color Guide panel
Option Key
Embed
Revolve
18. 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.
Marquee
Opacity mask
Scatter brushes
Fill attributes
19. Will allow you to change all of the colors in your selected art in a variety of ways.
Recolor Artwork panel
Stroke
Selection tool
Opacity mask
20. black arrow that will select the whole or grouped objects.
Illustrator to Flash
Vertical lines
Selection tool
Rotate
21. Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons - stars - and flares) (W/M)
Bristle brushes
Constrain
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Constant
22. The bottom box in the color icons (bottom of the tool bar) and what you call the outline "color" of a shape
Shear
Add or remov
Stroke
Decrease
23. place a file or object in a file so that it becomes part of the file.
Embed
Revolve
Decay rate
Picas
24. Because the __________ is part of the Illustrator file - no link can be broken.
An embedded file
Stroke
Guides
Vertical dividers
25. Letter 'z'. magnifying glass - click and drag around the zoom area - hold option + click and zoom out.
Vertical lines
Spacebar-drag
Art board
Zoom tool
26. in the option bar for a selected live paint group
Pathfinder panel
Transparency attributes
Expand live-paint groups
Bristle brushes
27. A graduated blend between two or more colors or between tints of the same color.
Brush types
Shift
Gradient fill
Bezier curve
28. Keep the sides of a star ________ (W/M) - Alt-drag/Option-drag
Scaling
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Shear
Straight
29. 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.
] (right square bracket)
Calligraphic brushes
Add or subtract
OpenType fonts
30. object that is dimmed and unavailable for modification but can be used as a guide for creating objects.
Flip
Marquee
Reorder layers
Template
31. Hold shift to draw ___________.
Perfect shapes
Embed
Expand live-paint groups
Dock
32. To ______________ Select the paths - then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt+j/Select the anchor point - then press Shift+Command+Option+j
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Recolor Artwork panel
Point of orgin
Escape key
33. Three types of _______: Extrude & Bevel - Revolve - Rotate
Parent layer
Cmd + Zero
3D effects
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
34. Amount of light that can pass through an object. a transparent object allows objects below to appear.
Opacity
OpenType fonts
Shift Key
Transparency
35. A location in the application window where a panel or panels are secured so they do not float.
Dock
Fill
Filter
Vertical lines
36. ______________ 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.
Scaling
Create and expand
Escape key
An embedded file
37. 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
Color Guide panel
Template
OpenType fonts
Option Key
38. printable portion of the work area - where illustrations can be finalized.
Guides
Perfect shapes
Art board
Scissors tool
39. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments
Live paint bucket
Embed
Picas
Skew value
40. Two types of ________.
Appearance attributes
Fill
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Bristle brushes
41. Appearance panel contains the _______________ (fill type - color - transparency and effects)
Fill attributes
Opacity
Create and expand
Selection tool
42. Letter 'x' - two arrows
Swap fill & stroke
Selection tool
Hand tool
Live paint bucket
43. Letter 'a' - white arrow - will select individual objects in a group - or anchor points.
Direct Selection tool
Straight
Transparency attributes
Fill attributes
44. Measurement system used in graphic design; 1/72nd of an inch.
Workspace
Constant
Point
OpenType fonts
45. 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
Smooth point
Skew value
Straight
Constant
46. white arrow that will select individual objects in a group or anchor points
Rotate
Create and expand
Illustrator to Flash
Direct selection tool
47. Measurement system used in grapic programs; there are six of these in an inch.
Cmd + Zero
Bristle brushes
Shift
Picas
48. Will turn the top shape into a picture frame for all selected art below it.
Clipping Mask
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Calligraphic brushes
Transparency
49. Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically (W/M)
Shift
Click and drag the Type tool
Vertical dividers
Cmd + Zero
50. 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
Embed
Bezier curve
OpenType fonts
Symbol Librarie