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






2. Allow you to create brush strokes with the appearance of a natural brush with bristles.






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






9. Two types of ________.






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. 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






15. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






17. Increase the skew value for _________ in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press C






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. vector paths that are continuious and have no ends - the beginning and end points are the same.






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






26. white arrow that will select individual objects in a group or anchor points






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






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






29. Opacity and blending mode






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






31. printable portion of the work area - where illustrations can be finalized.






32. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






35. __________ 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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






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






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






44. Appearance panel contains the _______________ (fill type - color - transparency and effects)






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. 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)