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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. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)






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






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






4. __________ 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Hold shift to draw ___________.






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. Toggles the Type tool

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






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






21. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






23. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






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






32. Hold option to draw from the center.






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Two types of ________.






38. Line extending from anchor point that shows the direction of a curve






39. __________ 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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






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






47. ______________ 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.






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






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






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