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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. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






17. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






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






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






22. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






23. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






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






26. Cannot be used as symbols.






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






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






29. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Move a shape while drawing it (W/M)






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






38. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. The area surrounding the art board on the computer screen - depending on the magnification or view - it may or may not be visible.






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






48. Measurement system used in grapic programs; there are six of these in an inch.






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






50. 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.