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






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. A graduated blend between two or more colors or between tints of the same color.






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






16. __________________ 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/






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






18. Scatter an object - such as a leaf - along a path; you can adjust the size - spacing - scatter and rotation options to change the appearance of the brush.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. __________ 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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






31. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






32. __________ 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






33. Cannot be used as symbols.






34. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






36. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






38. 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.






39. Opacity and blending mode






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. To force an object to take a certain form






48. Two types of ________.






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






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