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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. 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.






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






3. 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






4. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. To force an object to take a certain form






10. __________ 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






11. To ___________ Select the paths - then press Ctrl+J/Select the paths - then press Command+J






12. Cannot be used as symbols.






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






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






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






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






17. The point on which an object rotates or transform . The point of orgin may be within the object or outside it.






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






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






20. Hold shift to draw ___________.






21. To create _________ by placing the object to be used as a mask on top of the object to be masked. Then you select the mask and the objects to be masked - and choose Make Opacity Mask from the Transparency panel menu.






22. A group of relaxed command and options.






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






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






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






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






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






28. The line that forms the shape of an object






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






30. 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)






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






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






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






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






35. Hold shift to select multiple objects.






36. Two types of ________.






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






46. 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






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






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






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






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