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






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






3. Hold shift to draw ___________.






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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. ______________ 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.






11. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






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






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






15. Toggles the Type tool

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






17. __________________ horizontal lines from a rectangular grid or concentric lines from a polar grid (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow/






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






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






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






28. Two types of ________.






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






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






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






32. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. __________ 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






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






40. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






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






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






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






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. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






49. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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