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






2. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






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






5. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)






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






7. Letter '/' (questions mark key) - a box with red slash






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






9. __________ 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






10. Opacity and blending mode






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






12. 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)






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






14. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






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






17. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






19. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






21. 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.






22. To force an object to take a certain form






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






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






25. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






27. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






29. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






30. __________ 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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. Two types of ________.






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






37. Measurement system used in graphic design; 1/72nd of an inch.






38. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Add or remove _______________ from a rectangular grid or radial lines from a polar grid (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Right Arrow or Left Arrow






46. 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






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






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






49. To ___________ Select the paths - then press Ctrl+J/Select the paths - then press Command+J






50. A temporary frame around a selected object that shows the object's outer dimensions.