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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






18. Letter 'x' - two arrows






19. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






20. __________ 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. ______________ 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.






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






31. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






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






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






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






36. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






37. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






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






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






41. stretch artwork evenly along a path and include strokes that resemble graphic media - such as the Charcoal-Feather brush used to create the tree and objects such as the Arrow brush.






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






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






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






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






46. Get you out of the Type tool and selects the Selection tool






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






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






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






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