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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.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
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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. vector paths that have two ends; the beginning and end points are not the same
Unembedded images
Open path
Increase
Perfect shapes
2. The area surrounding the art board on the computer screen - depending on the magnification or view - it may or may not be visible.
Paste board
Point
Direction line
Kuler panel
3. Measurement system used in grapic programs; there are six of these in an inch.
Anchor point
Add or remov
Picas
Default fill & stroke
4. To slant or skew an object from its original orientation.
Point of orgin
Shear
Selection tool
Direct selection tool
5. Amount of light that can pass through an object. a transparent object allows objects below to appear.
Vertical lines
Transparency
Open path
Clipping Mask
6. Letter '/' (questions mark key) - a box with red slash
Dock
None
Opacity mask
Add or subtract
7. solidity of an object's color; the opposite of transparency.
Bezier curve
Vertical lines
Opacity
Shift
8. Move a shape while drawing it (W/M)
Spacebar-drag
Vertical lines
Straight
Paste board
9. Letter 'x' - two arrows
Layer
Add or subtract
Live paint bucket
Swap fill & stroke
10. Zoom out to view the whole art board.
Template
Gradient
Cmd + Zero
Shift-drag
11. These tools allow you to cut and merge selected shapes.
Fill
Transparency
Pathfinder panel
Hand tool
12. A mathematically generated curve that has two endpoints and control points to specify curve direction
Bezier curve
Vertical dividers
Default fill & stroke
Alt-drag/Option-drag
13. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects
Stroke attributes
Spacebar-drag
Clipping Mask
Template
14. The top box in the color icons (bottom of the tool bar) and what you call the inside "color" of a shape
OpenType fonts
Opacity mask
Fill
Panel
15. Line extending from anchor point that shows the direction of a curve
3D effects
Gradient
Default fill & stroke
Direction line
16. Characteristics of the inner area of an object - such as the color - pattern style - etc. - inside an object.
Filter
Sublayer
Fill
Click once with the Type tool
17. object that is dimmed and unavailable for modification but can be used as a guide for creating objects.
Template
Path
Dock
Spacebar-drag
18. Uses the z-axis to give a 2D object depth by extruding the object. For example - a circle becomes a cylinder.
Fill attributes
Extrude & Bevel
Anchor point
Appearance attributes
19. Hold option to draw from the center.
Swap fill & stroke
Bezier curve
Reorder layers
Option Key
20. A group of relaxed command and options.
Fill attributes
Guides
Panel
Parent layer
21. 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)
Shift-drag
Skew value
Direct Selection tool
Guides
22. 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
Perfect shapes
A linked file
Rotate
OpenType fonts
23. Keep the sides of a star ________ (W/M) - Alt-drag/Option-drag
Paste board
Fill
Straight
Filter
24. Opacity and blending mode
OpenType fonts
Direct Selection tool
Transparency attributes
Increase
25. The bottom box in the color icons (bottom of the tool bar) and what you call the outline "color" of a shape
Template
Recolor Artwork panel
Stroke
A linked file
26. Allow you to create brush strokes with the appearance of a natural brush with bristles.
Direct Selection tool
Art board
Scissors tool
Bristle brushes
27. stretch artwork evenly along a path and include strokes that resemble graphic media - such as the Charcoal-Feather brush used to create the tree and objects such as the Arrow brush.
Reorder layers
Art brushes
Transparency
Sublayer
28. Hold shift to select multiple objects.
Spacebar-drag
Bezier curve
Scissors tool
Shift Key
29. 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
Escape key
Shear
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
30. Switch between __________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down C
Open and closed arc
Shape Builder tool
Reorder layers
Gradient fill
31. 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.
[ (left square bracket)
Scatter brushes
Decrease
Click and drag the Type tool
32. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored
Template
Pathfinder panel
Parent layer
Fill
33. Because the __________ is part of the Illustrator file - no link can be broken.
An embedded file
Template
Vertical lines
Scissors tool
34. A saved set of panel arrangements and tool setting.
Scatter brushes
Opacity mask
Workspace
Bristle brushes
35. A separate - external file connected to the Illustrator file by an electronic link.
A linked file
Open path
Art board
Cmd + Zero
36. Moves the view of the art board when zoomed in- you can toggle it with the space-bar
Shift-drag
Workspace
Embed
Hand tool
37. Using the S_______________ - you can visually and intuitively merge - delete - fill and edit overlapping shapes and paths directly in the artwork.
Bezier curve
Shape Builder tool
Art brushes
None
38. A single level in the stacking order that can hold any number of object.
Layer
Unembedded images
Parent layer
't' ky
39. black arrow that will select the whole or grouped objects.
Pathfinder panel
Option Key
Pattern brushes
Selection tool
40. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)
Fill attributes
Default fill & stroke
Opacity
[ (left square bracket)
41. This creates a single line of text. If you re-size this type it will re-size the text.
Open path
Stroke
Illustrator to Flash
Click once with the Type tool
42. 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
Fill
[ (left square bracket)
Skew value
Alt-drag/Option-drag
43. Letter 'v' - black arrow - will select the whole or grouped objects
Selection tool
Rotate
Escape key
Zoom tool
44. A layer within a layer that can have its own name and its own settings
Bounding box
Cmd + Zero
Selection tool
Sublayer
45. Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically (W/M)
Swap fill & stroke
Escape key
Shift
Art brushes
46. Appearance panel contains the _______________ (fill type - color - transparency and effects)
[ (left square bracket)
Dock
Direct Selection tool
Fill attributes
47. 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.
Increase
Shift+D
Stroke
Illustrator to Flash
48. Provides access to a large bank of color pallets built by an international design community.
Default fill & stroke
Stroke
Kuler panel
Add or remov
49. Increase size of Blob Brush (W/M)
A linked file
3D effects
] (right square bracket)
Swap fill & stroke
50. Resizing an object horizontally - vertically - or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its origanal size.
OpenType fonts
Live paint bucket
't' ky
Scaling