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Adobe Illustrator
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
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it-skills
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multimedia
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. The bottom box in the color icons (bottom of the tool bar) and what you call the outline "color" of a shape
Stroke
Stroke attributes
Zoom tool
Marquee
2. To ___________ Select the paths - then press Ctrl+J/Select the paths - then press Command+J
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Corner point
Bristle brushes
Shape tools
3. The point on which an object rotates or transform . The point of orgin may be within the object or outside it.
Color Guide panel
Transparency attributes
Point of orgin
Shift-drag
4. __________________ 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/
Dock
Add or remov
Shape Builder tool
Closed path
5. Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing
Clipping Mask
Fill attributes
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Guides
6. Appearance panel contains the _______________ (fill type - color - transparency and effects)
Option Key
Point of orgin
Fill attributes
Illustrator to Flash
7. 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.
Perfect shapes
Point of orgin
Reorder layers
Calligraphic brushes
8. Zoom out to view the whole art board.
Cmd + Zero
Sublayer
Shift Key
Fill attributes
9. Uses the z-axis to give a 2D object depth by extruding the object. For example - a circle becomes a cylinder.
Extrude & Bevel
Opacity
Brush types
Pattern brushes
10. A graduated blend between two or more colors or between tints of the same color.
Recolor Artwork panel
Illustrator to Flash
Gradient fill
Point of orgin
11. place a file or object in a file so that it becomes part of the file.
Swap fill & stroke
Shear
] (right square bracket)
Embed
12. Increase the skew value for _________ in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press C
Panel
Direction line
Fill
Vertical dividers
13. 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
Symbol Librarie
Anchor point
Art board
Open path
14. ______________ 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.
Zoom tool
Clipping Mask
Illustrator to Flash
Create and expand
15. To ______________ Select the paths - then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt+j/Select the anchor point - then press Shift+Command+Option+j
Shape Builder tool
Transparency
Rotate
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
16. __________ 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
Decrease
Add or subtract
An embedded file
Decay rate
17. Resizing an object horizontally - vertically - or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its origanal size.
Scaling
Smooth point
Kuler panel
Scatter brushes
18. Characteristics of the inner area of an object - such as the color - pattern style - etc. - inside an object.
Fill
Bristle brushes
Join two or more paths (W/M)
An embedded file
19. 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.
Paste board
Shape Builder tool
Illustrator to Flash
Spacebar-drag
20. Get you out of the Type tool and selects the Selection tool
Escape key
Sublayer
Vertical dividers
Scaling
21. black arrow that will select the whole or grouped objects.
Gradient
Shift
Selection tool
Increase
22. __________ 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
Constrain
Increase
Revolve
An embedded file
23. 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
Default fill & stroke
Increase or decrease
Hand tool
Vertical lines
24. Uses the z-axis to rotate 2D artwork in 3D space and change the artwork's perspective.
Stroke
Spacebar-drag
Rotate
Brush types
25. Letter 'a' - white arrow - will select individual objects in a group - or anchor points.
Direct Selection tool
Template
Direction line
Stroke attributes
26. printable portion of the work area - where illustrations can be finalized.
Rotate
Shift-drag
Art board
Kuler panel
27. A layer within a layer that can have its own name and its own settings
Sublayer
Workspace
Guides
Layer
28. Opacity and blending mode
Transparency attributes
Shift-drag
Constrain
Appearance attributes
29. Six basic ___________ are: Rectangle - Rounded Rectangle - Ellipse - Polygon - Star - and Flare.
Constrain
Sublayer
Transparency attributes
Shape tools
30. To force an object to take a certain form
Sublayer
Vertical dividers
Constrain
Constant
31. Letter 'c' - it will cut line segments
Opacity mask
Art brushes
Kuler panel
Scissors tool
32. A temporary frame around a selected object that shows the object's outer dimensions.
Vertical dividers
Bounding box
Gradient
Shape Builder tool
33. 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
Direction line
Default fill & stroke
OpenType fonts
Live paint bucket
34. A group of relaxed command and options.
Shape tools
Template
Panel
Direct selection tool
35. Change the _______ of a spiral (W/M) - Start dragging then Ctrl-drag/Start dragging then Command-drag
Shear
Decay rate
Extrude & Bevel
Calligraphic brushes
36. Increase size of Blob Brush (W/M)
Guides
An embedded file
] (right square bracket)
Gradient fill
37. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)
Brush types
Skew value
Perfect shapes
[ (left square bracket)
38. Measurement system used in graphic design; 1/72nd of an inch.
Transparency attributes
Workspace
Point
Path
39. 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.
Selection tool
Stroke
Point
Pattern brushes
40. These tools allow you to cut and merge selected shapes.
Recolor Artwork panel
] (right square bracket)
Transparency attributes
Pathfinder panel
41. A special effect applied to a digital image. Many filters mimic the effect of special camera lenses.
Open path
[ (left square bracket)
Filter
Recolor Artwork panel
42. A single level in the stacking order that can hold any number of object.
Kuler panel
Layer
Calligraphic brushes
Join two or more paths (W/M)
43. vector paths that have two ends; the beginning and end points are not the same
Open path
Point
Symbol Librarie
't' ky
44. Keep the inner radius of a star ________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down Ctrl/Start dragging - then hold down Command
Constant
Transparency attributes
Parent layer
Open and closed arc
45. Hold shift to select multiple objects.
Brush types
Option Key
Reorder layers
Shift Key
46. A separate - external file connected to the Illustrator file by an electronic link.
A linked file
Escape key
Scaling
Increase
47. Characteristics of the outline of an object - such as its weight - color - style - etc.
Scissors tool
Picas
Fill
Stroke
48. Will allow you to change all of the colors in your selected art in a variety of ways.
Option Key
Vertical lines
Recolor Artwork panel
Direct Selection tool
49. Cannot be used as symbols.
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Unembedded images
Fill attributes
50. vector paths that are continuious and have no ends - the beginning and end points are the same.
Illustrator to Flash
Kuler panel
Closed path
Shift+D