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






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






3. Toggles the Type tool

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. 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






19. Two types of ________.






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






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






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






23. A saved set of panel arrangements and tool setting.






24. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






25. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






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






28. 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.






29. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






30. Resizing an object horizontally - vertically - or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its origanal size.






31. 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.






32. ______________ 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.






33. Letter 'x' - two arrows






34. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






36. 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






37. 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






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






39. Scatter an object - such as a leaf - along a path; you can adjust the size - spacing - scatter and rotation options to change the appearance of the brush.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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