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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. Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing
Vertical lines
Filter
Guides
Flip
2. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)
Increase or decrease
[ (left square bracket)
Reorder layers
Shift+D
3. A separate - external file connected to the Illustrator file by an electronic link.
A linked file
Flip
Stroke
Fill attributes
4. object that is dimmed and unavailable for modification but can be used as a guide for creating objects.
Zoom tool
Decrease
Point
Template
5. This creates a single line of text. If you re-size this type it will re-size the text.
Click once with the Type tool
Live paint bucket
Bristle brushes
Swap fill & stroke
6. The bottom box in the color icons (bottom of the tool bar) and what you call the outline "color" of a shape
Stroke
Click once with the Type tool
Selection tool
't' ky
7. Using the S_______________ - you can visually and intuitively merge - delete - fill and edit overlapping shapes and paths directly in the artwork.
Shape Builder tool
Marquee
Escape key
Reorder layers
8. vector paths that have two ends; the beginning and end points are not the same
Open path
Bezier curve
Live paint bucket
Guides
9. Zoom out to view the whole art board.
Perfect shapes
Closed path
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Cmd + Zero
10. Uses the z-axis to rotate 2D artwork in 3D space and change the artwork's perspective.
Rotate
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Template
Escape key
11. A graduated blend of colors used as a fill; can be linear (flat) or radial (round)
Gradient fill
Decay rate
Shift Key
Gradient
12. 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)
Art brushes
Dock
Smooth point
Shift-drag
13. 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.
Filter
Pattern brushes
Add or subtract
Color Guide panel
14. Letter 'c' - it will cut line segments
Closed path
Perfect shapes
Scissors tool
Fill
15. Provides access to a large bank of color pallets built by an international design community.
Spacebar-drag
Kuler panel
Bristle brushes
Straight
16. Measurement system used in grapic programs; there are six of these in an inch.
OpenType fonts
Picas
Illustrator to Flash
Paste board
17. Toggles the Type tool
18. Line extending from anchor point that shows the direction of a curve
Straight
Direction line
Workspace
Vertical dividers
19. Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically (W/M)
Transparency
Shift-drag
Path
Shift
20. printable portion of the work area - where illustrations can be finalized.
Art board
Direction line
Opacity
Straight
21. __________________ 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/
Shear
Add or remov
Unembedded images
Live paint bucket
22. 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
Direction line
Gradient
Click and drag the Type tool
23. Hold shift to draw ___________.
Perfect shapes
Shape Builder tool
Straight
Extrude & Bevel
24. A special effect applied to a digital image. Many filters mimic the effect of special camera lenses.
Direct Selection tool
Filter
Gradient
Dock
25. Switch between __________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down C
Open and closed arc
Brush types
Point
Panel
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.
Constant
Opacity mask
Smooth point
Zoom tool
27. 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
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Vertical lines
Gradient fill
Illustrator to Flash
28. A group of relaxed command and options.
Panel
Closed path
A linked file
Shift Key
29. ______________ polygon sides - star points - arc angle - spiral winds - or flare rays (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Increase or decrease
Appearance attributes
Scissors tool
Expand live-paint groups
30. in the option bar for a selected live paint group
Option Key
Dock
Expand live-paint groups
Pattern brushes
31. ______ an arc - keeping the reference point constant (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down F
Stroke attributes
Clipping Mask
Opacity
Flip
32. Get you out of the Type tool and selects the Selection tool
Art brushes
Escape key
Bounding box
Add or remov
33. Keep the sides of a star ________ (W/M) - Alt-drag/Option-drag
Guides
Straight
An embedded file
Panel
34. Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons - stars - and flares) (W/M)
Color Guide panel
Add or subtract
Art board
Alt-drag/Option-drag
35. A mathematically generated curve that has two endpoints and control points to specify curve direction
Increase or decrease
Paste board
Bezier curve
Stroke
36. Characteristics of the outline of an object - such as its weight - color - style - etc.
Stroke
Direction line
Dock
Skew value
37. Letter 'a' - white arrow - will select individual objects in a group - or anchor points.
Kuler panel
Direct Selection tool
Skew value
Fill attributes
38. Two types of ________.
Calligraphic brushes
Appearance attributes
[ (left square bracket)
Skew value
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
Increase or decrease
Selection tool
OpenType fonts
Shear
40. Opacity and blending mode
Transparency attributes
Scissors tool
Anchor point
Art brushes
41. __________ 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
Transparency
Panel
Decrease
Gradient
42. Five ________: Art - Calligraphic - Pattern - Bristle and Scatter.
Selection tool
Brush types
Art brushes
Rotate
43. The point on which an object rotates or transform . The point of orgin may be within the object or outside it.
Default fill & stroke
Corner point
Point of orgin
Bezier curve
44. 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.
Recolor Artwork panel
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Art brushes
Paste board
45. Letter 'v' - black arrow - will select the whole or grouped objects
Shear
Selection tool
Calligraphic brushes
None
46. Keep the inner radius of a star ________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down Ctrl/Start dragging - then hold down Command
Gradient
Constant
Calligraphic brushes
Direct selection tool
47. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored
't' ky
Parent layer
Fill attributes
Stroke attributes
48. Will allow you to change all of the colors in your selected art in a variety of ways.
Open path
Recolor Artwork panel
Smooth point
Direct selection tool
49. Hold shift to select multiple objects.
Increase
Shift Key
Rotate
Template
50. Cannot be used as symbols.
Unembedded images
Cmd + Zero
Bristle brushes
Add or remov