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






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






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






4. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






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






6. Letter 'a' - white arrow - will select individual objects in a group - or anchor points.






7. __________________ 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/






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






18. Letter 'x' - two arrows






19. __________ 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






29. Letter 'd' - black 1pt stroke - white fill.






30. The line that forms the shape of an object






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






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






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






34. Cannot be used as symbols.






35. Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing






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






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






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






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






40. Paint a pattern made up of separate sections - or tiles - for the sides - ends and corners of the path; the brush applies different tiles from the pattern to different sections of the path - depending on where the section falls on the path.






41. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






47. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)






48. ______________ 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.






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






50. A mask can be a ______________. You can use type as a mask. You can import opacity masks with placed Photoshop files. You can also create layer clipping masks with any shape that is the topmost object of a group or layer.