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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. Appearance panel contains the _______________ (fill type - color - transparency and effects)






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






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






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






5. Two types of ________.






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






7. Move a shape while drawing it (W/M)






8. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






9. 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






10. 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.






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






12. Hold option to draw from the center.






13. 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






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






15. __________________ 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/






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. Toggles the Type tool


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






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






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






24. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






26. Opacity and blending mode






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Two ways to bring symbols from _____________ : Copy and paste the symbol(s) from Illustrator to Flash - choose File > Import > Import to Stage - or choose File > Import > Import to Library.






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






35. 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.






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






37. Letter 'x' - two arrows






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






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






40. To force an object to take a certain form






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






42. __________ 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






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






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






45. __________ 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






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






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






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






49. A point on a path that indicates a change of direction.






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