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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. Letter 'c' - it will cut line segments






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The line that forms the shape of an object






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






32. 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






33. Defined by an elliptical shape whose center follows the path; they create strokes that resemble hand-drawn lines made with a flat - angled calligraphic pen tip.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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