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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. The point on which an object rotates or transform . The point of orgin may be within the object or outside it.
Calligraphic brushes
Selection tool
Constrain
Point of orgin
2. __________ 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
An embedded file
Increase
Shift-drag
Anchor point
3. Letter 'v' - black arrow - will select the whole or grouped objects
Template
Selection tool
Spacebar-drag
Pathfinder panel
4. A mathematically generated curve that has two endpoints and control points to specify curve direction
Path
Clipping Mask
Option Key
Bezier curve
5. Six basic ___________ are: Rectangle - Rounded Rectangle - Ellipse - Polygon - Star - and Flare.
Fill attributes
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Shape tools
Paste board
6. Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing
Stroke attributes
Point
Guides
Straight
7. Letter 'd' - black 1pt stroke - white fill.
Recolor Artwork panel
Decrease
Shift Key
Default fill & stroke
8. 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.
Scaling
Click and drag the Type tool
Stroke
Closed path
9. This creates a single line of text. If you re-size this type it will re-size the text.
Marquee
Shape Builder tool
Click once with the Type tool
Revolve
10. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)
Pattern brushes
3D effects
Smooth point
[ (left square bracket)
11. Keep the sides of a star ________ (W/M) - Alt-drag/Option-drag
Fill attributes
Hand tool
Straight
An embedded file
12. Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically (W/M)
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Transparency
Shift
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
Skew value
Shape tools
An embedded file
Join two or more paths (W/M)
14. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored
Add or remov
3D effects
Filter
Parent layer
15. These tools allow you to cut and merge selected shapes.
Panel
Pathfinder panel
Shift
Zoom tool
16. Measurement system used in grapic programs; there are six of these in an inch.
't' ky
Smooth point
Layer
Picas
17. Line extending from anchor point that shows the direction of a curve
Point
Direction line
Join two or more paths (W/M)
[ (left square bracket)
18. Hold shift to draw ___________.
Spacebar-drag
Perfect shapes
Direct selection tool
OpenType fonts
19. Letter '/' (questions mark key) - a box with red slash
Appearance attributes
None
3D effects
Stroke attributes
20. 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
Vertical lines
Create and expand
Layer
Recolor Artwork panel
21. Switch between __________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down C
Open and closed arc
] (right square bracket)
Increase
Illustrator to Flash
22. Opacity and blending mode
A linked file
Transparency attributes
Closed path
Filter
23. Hold shift to select multiple objects.
Cmd + Zero
Shift Key
Revolve
[ (left square bracket)
24. Hold option to draw from the center.
Option Key
Bounding box
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Shift-drag
25. A point on a path that indicates a change of direction.
Direction line
Illustrator to Flash
Anchor point
Path
26. 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.
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Opacity mask
Click and drag the Type tool
Decay rate
27. An anchor point where a path changes direction direction in an angle rather than smoothly.
Corner point
Recolor Artwork panel
Hand tool
Rotate
28. Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons - stars - and flares) (W/M)
Marquee
Anchor point
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Increase or decrease
29. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)
Scatter brushes
Decrease
Shift Key
Shift+D
30. Letter 'x' - two arrows
't' ky
Smooth point
Swap fill & stroke
Direct selection tool
31. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects
Layer
Stroke attributes
Scissors tool
None
32. Resizing an object horizontally - vertically - or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its origanal size.
Stroke
Scaling
Filter
Anchor point
33. black arrow that will select the whole or grouped objects.
Picas
Open path
Live paint bucket
Selection tool
34. Letter 'z'. magnifying glass - click and drag around the zoom area - hold option + click and zoom out.
Direct Selection tool
Zoom tool
Closed path
Hand tool
35. To slant or skew an object from its original orientation.
Shear
Art board
Path
Opacity mask
36. To ___________ Select the paths - then press Ctrl+J/Select the paths - then press Command+J
Gradient
Point
Swap fill & stroke
Join two or more paths (W/M)
37. Characteristics of the inner area of an object - such as the color - pattern style - etc. - inside an object.
Default fill & stroke
Pathfinder panel
Shift+D
Fill
38. Get you out of the Type tool and selects the Selection tool
] (right square bracket)
Escape key
Scaling
Stroke attributes
39. 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
OpenType fonts
Filter
Embed
Option Key
40. Moves the view of the art board when zoomed in- you can toggle it with the space-bar
Hand tool
Smooth point
Workspace
[ (left square bracket)
41. Characteristics of the outline of an object - such as its weight - color - style - etc.
Rotate
Pathfinder panel
Stroke
Increase
42. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments
Embed
Clipping Mask
Live paint bucket
Anchor point
43. 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.
Stroke
Parent layer
Picas
Scatter brushes
44. Cannot be used as symbols.
Fill
Unembedded images
Bounding box
Sublayer
45. A temporary frame around a selected object that shows the object's outer dimensions.
Transparency
Bounding box
Opacity
Zoom tool
46. 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.
Embed
Path
Click once with the Type tool
Art brushes
47. vector paths that are continuious and have no ends - the beginning and end points are the same.
Straight
Point
Closed path
Join two or more paths (W/M)
48. A graduated blend between two or more colors or between tints of the same color.
Stroke
Default fill & stroke
Gradient fill
Opacity
49. object that is dimmed and unavailable for modification but can be used as a guide for creating objects.
Brush types
Template
Revolve
Scissors tool
50. Letter 'c' - it will cut line segments
Shape Builder tool
Scissors tool
Brush types
Increase