Completion Complete each
statement.
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1.
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The view mode that shows artwork only with lines—no fills or
strokes—is called ____________________.
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2.
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The figure above shows a reflection across the ____________________ axis.
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3.
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The ____________________ mode shows your work complete with the colors and
styles you used.
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4.
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____________________ is the leading software application for working with bitmap
graphics.
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5.
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The area surrounding the artboard is called the ____________________.
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6.
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The ____________________ tool is a better option than using the scroll
bars to move around a document.
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7.
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The ____________________ command allows you to see the entire artboard.
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True/False Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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8.
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An object without a stroke will have None as its stroke color.
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9.
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The fill color is the color of an object’s border or frame.
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10.
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The word pixel is short for picture element.
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11.
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To apply a fill or a stroke to an object, you must first activate the
appropriate button.
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12.
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When an object is turned into a guide, it retains its attributes, such as its
fill, stroke, and stroke weight.
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13.
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New users should not try to use quick keys in Illustrator CS4; they should wait
until they are more experienced with the program.
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14.
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Bitmap images are created using pixels.
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15.
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When the Fill button is behind the Stroke button, the fill is activated.
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16.
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Guides are created only by dragging them from the rulers.
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17.
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All the quick keys for commands in Illustrator CS4 are the same for both the
Macintosh and Windows platforms.
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18.
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If you were creating graphics for the Web, your best choice for Document Color
Mode would be CMYK.
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19.
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To "drag and drop a copy" of a selected object, press and hold
[Alt] (Win) or [option] (Mac) while moving the object.
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20.
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If a menu command can be accessed by a quick key, the quick key is identified to
the right of the menu command.
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21.
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Vector graphics consist of anchor points and line segments.
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22.
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The presence of hidden tools in the Tools panel is indicated by a small black
triangle beside a tool icon.
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23.
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While the Direct Selection tool is no more than a means to an end for selecting
and moving objects, the Selection tool is in itself a drawing tool.
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24.
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Vector graphics are often a good choice for designing logos.
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25.
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The Swatches panel is central to color management in an Illustrator
document.
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26.
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You can drag and drop swatches onto unselected objects to change their fill or
their stroke color.
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27.
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Bitmap graphics are an excellent choice for working with type and
typography.
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28.
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Before you can move or modify an Illustrator object, you must identify it by
selecting it with a selection tool, menu item, or command key.
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Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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29.
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Computer graphics that are created using lines and fills defined by mathematical
equations are called what?
a. | bitmap graphics | b. | resolution dependent | c. | vector
graphics | d. | polygon graphics |
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Case Based Critical Thinking
Mark is a well-known illustrator and
artist who started his own design firm two years ago. Because Mark’s business is more about
illustration than anything else, he is constantly challenging his staff to hone their skills in Adobe
Illustrator. He finds that, though many have “played around” with the software, most of
his designers are Photoshop gurus who don’t fully appreciate the abilities and the concepts
associated with Illustrator.
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30.
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Mark’s team is working on a complex layout for a children’s book
that will utilize the same few Ilustrator graphics at various sizes and rotations. Many of them will
be positioned as mirror images, and all of them will be positioned precisely, based on a complex
grid. Mark knows that this project will challenge his team’s abilities working with
_________.
a. | transform tools | c. | drawing tools | b. | selection tools | d. | shape tools |
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Mark’s junior designer is working with the shape tools. Mark tells him to
make a square, then modify the square so that it is a kite shape. Mark is trying to familiarize his
junior designer with ________.
a. | the rotate tool | c. | the reflect tool | b. | the scale tool | d. | the direct selection
tool |
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32.
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Mark’s team is excited to be working on a project that involves many
geometric illustrations, but the big challenge is that the artwork demands precise positioning. In
many cases, objects must abut precisely, with no gap and no overlap. Mark tells his team that they
should rely heavily on which of the following Illustrator features?
a. | grouping objects | c. | smart guides | b. | dragging and dropping | d. | all of the
above |
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33.
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One of Mark’s logo designs - created exclusively in Illustrator - was used
on the cover of a corporate annual. Now the client has called and asked for the same logo to be used
in an outdoor billboard campaign. One of Mark’s designers worries that Mark’s logo is too
small to be used on such a large display - that the reduction in quality will be unacceptable. Based
on this interaction, Mark realizes that his designer doesn’t understand the concept of
________.
a. | resolution independence | c. | pixels | b. | bitmap
graphics | d. | interpolation |
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34.
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Mark is very excited to have landed a contract illustrating a line of coloring
books for children. The cover will be printed in color, but the contents will be printed only with
black ink. With no color to work with, Mark knows that this type of project will be all about the
effective use of ________ to make artwork that is visually interesting.
a. | strokes | c. | fills | b. | swatches | d. | all of the
above |
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35.
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In Illustrator, a star shape has how many radii?
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36.
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The command for changing a document's size can be found on which
menu?
a. | View | b. | File | c. | Object | d. | Edit |
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37.
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When a shape tool is selected, clicking once on the artboard opens a ____, which
allows you to enter precise information for creating the object.
a. | dialog box | b. | bounding box | c. | marquee | d. | selection space |
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38.
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An inch contains how many points?
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39.
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To switch between activating the fill and activating the stroke, you should
press which key?
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40.
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By default, arrow keys move selected objects by what increment?
a. | 1 point | b. | 1 pica | c. | 1
inch | d. | 1 centimeter |
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41.
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The Scale, Rotate and Reflect tools all fall under which category?
a. | transform tools | b. | shape tools | c. | selection
tools | d. | move tools |
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42.
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The commands for showing, hiding and locking guides can all be found on which
menu?
a. | Object | b. | Edit | c. | View | d. | File |
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43.
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The command to turn Smart Guides on and off can be found under which menu on the
Application bar?
a. | View | b. | Edit | c. | File | d. | Object |
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44.
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Clicking the Selection tool on an object that is part of a group selects
____.
a. | all the objects in the group | b. | only the object clicked on | c. | all the objects on
the artboard | d. | only objects with the same fill |
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45.
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When you press [Alt] (Win) or [option] (Mac) while dragging
an object, the pointer becomes a(n) ____ pointer.
a. | selection | b. | context-sensitive | c. | double-arrow | d. | insertion |
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46.
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____ a transform tool to open the tool’s dialog box.
a. | Right-click | b. | Double-click | c. | Click | d. | Hover over |
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47.
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The ____ box is a box with eight hollow white squares that appears around an
object or objects when selected.
a. | scale | b. | context | c. | border | d. | bounding |
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48.
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A pica is how many points?
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49.
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Pressing and holding [Shift] when drawing with the Rectangle tool
creates what?
a. | A diamond shape | b. | A square | c. | A duplicate
rectangle | d. | A perfect rectangle |
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50.
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The default workspace is called ____.
a. | Essentials | b. | Basic | c. | Workspace
1 | d. | [Default] |
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