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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. Get you out of the Type tool and selects the Selection tool
Escape key
Embed
Live paint bucket
Guides
2. Letter 'a' - white arrow - will select individual objects in a group - or anchor points.
Unembedded images
Open and closed arc
An embedded file
Direct Selection tool
3. Six basic ___________ are: Rectangle - Rounded Rectangle - Ellipse - Polygon - Star - and Flare.
Layer
Option Key
Shape tools
Constant
4. Toggles the Type tool
5. A special effect applied to a digital image. Many filters mimic the effect of special camera lenses.
Shift Key
Selection tool
Filter
Dock
6. 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
Rotate
Skew value
Clipping Mask
Straight
7. Using the S_______________ - you can visually and intuitively merge - delete - fill and edit overlapping shapes and paths directly in the artwork.
Constant
Bezier curve
Decay rate
Shape Builder tool
8. 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)
Filter
Shift-drag
[ (left square bracket)
Default fill & stroke
9. Letter 'z'. magnifying glass - click and drag around the zoom area - hold option + click and zoom out.
Selection tool
Anchor point
] (right square bracket)
Zoom tool
10. A graduated blend between two or more colors or between tints of the same color.
Scaling
Gradient fill
Reorder layers
Gradient
11. You ____________ by selecting a layer name in the Layers panel and dragging the layer to its new location. The order of layers in the Layers panel controls the document's layer order - topmost in the panel is the frontmost in the artwork.
Reorder layers
Hand tool
Art board
Skew value
12. Uses the z-axis to rotate 2D artwork in 3D space and change the artwork's perspective.
Stroke attributes
Rotate
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
None
13. 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.
Scatter brushes
[ (left square bracket)
Shift+D
Sublayer
14. Hold shift to draw ___________.
Point
Perfect shapes
Direct Selection tool
Appearance attributes
15. vector paths that have two ends; the beginning and end points are not the same
't' ky
Open path
Extrude & Bevel
Appearance attributes
16. 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
Spacebar-drag
Stroke
Click once with the Type tool
OpenType fonts
17. Five ________: Art - Calligraphic - Pattern - Bristle and Scatter.
Increase or decrease
Brush types
Extrude & Bevel
Perfect shapes
18. Defined by an elliptical shape whose center follows the path; they create strokes that resemble hand-drawn lines made with a flat - angled calligraphic pen tip.
Illustrator to Flash
Calligraphic brushes
Pathfinder panel
Dock
19. Allow you to create brush strokes with the appearance of a natural brush with bristles.
Guides
Scissors tool
Bristle brushes
Corner point
20. Letter 'd' - black 1pt stroke - white fill.
Anchor point
Default fill & stroke
Fill
Increase
21. Increase size of Blob Brush (W/M)
Illustrator to Flash
Scissors tool
] (right square bracket)
Opacity mask
22. Measurement system used in grapic programs; there are six of these in an inch.
Picas
Symbol Librarie
An embedded file
Guides
23. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)
Stroke attributes
[ (left square bracket)
Layer
Live paint bucket
24. Hold shift to select multiple objects.
Shift Key
Decrease
Point of orgin
Live paint bucket
25. Change the _______ of a spiral (W/M) - Start dragging then Ctrl-drag/Start dragging then Command-drag
Rotate
Shape Builder tool
Unembedded images
Decay rate
26. ______ an arc - keeping the reference point constant (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down F
Default fill & stroke
Flip
Scatter brushes
Smooth point
27. white arrow that will select individual objects in a group or anchor points
Direct selection tool
Point of orgin
Guides
Spacebar-drag
28. Provides access to a large bank of color pallets built by an international design community.
Selection tool
Opacity
Skew value
Kuler panel
29. printable portion of the work area - where illustrations can be finalized.
Art board
Shape tools
Open and closed arc
Transparency
30. Will show you variations on a selected color including tints - shades - and pallets based upon that color.
Color Guide panel
Clipping Mask
Scatter brushes
A linked file
31. Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing
Guides
Direction line
Brush types
Sublayer
32. Keep the inner radius of a star ________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down Ctrl/Start dragging - then hold down Command
[ (left square bracket)
Increase or decrease
Constant
Swap fill & stroke
33. A single level in the stacking order that can hold any number of object.
Extrude & Bevel
OpenType fonts
Layer
Opacity mask
34. 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
Zoom tool
Vertical lines
Perfect shapes
Shear
35. To slant or skew an object from its original orientation.
Fill attributes
Revolve
Shear
Rotate
36. __________ 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
Opacity
Path
Increase
Guides
37. A point on a path that indicates a change of direction.
Flip
Shift-drag
Anchor point
[ (left square bracket)
38. Letter '/' (questions mark key) - a box with red slash
Direct Selection tool
Selection tool
None
Revolve
39. 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.
Shape tools
Art brushes
Reorder layers
Decay rate
40. To ______________ Select the paths - then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt+j/Select the anchor point - then press Shift+Command+Option+j
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Brush types
[ (left square bracket)
Decrease
41. Appearance panel contains the _______________ (fill type - color - transparency and effects)
Shear
Fill attributes
None
Shift Key
42. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments
Live paint bucket
Alt-drag/Option-drag
3D effects
Direct Selection tool
43. Letter 'x' - two arrows
Live paint bucket
Simple or compound path
Color Guide panel
Swap fill & stroke
44. Characteristics of the outline of an object - such as its weight - color - style - etc.
Bounding box
Pathfinder panel
Brush types
Stroke
45. Zoom out to view the whole art board.
Anchor point
Extrude & Bevel
Expand live-paint groups
Cmd + Zero
46. Characteristics of the inner area of an object - such as the color - pattern style - etc. - inside an object.
Fill
Direction line
Click and drag the Type tool
Option Key
47. A mathematically generated curve that has two endpoints and control points to specify curve direction
Fill attributes
Bezier curve
Sublayer
Reorder layers
48. A location in the application window where a panel or panels are secured so they do not float.
Dock
Gradient fill
Add or subtract
Vertical dividers
49. place a file or object in a file so that it becomes part of the file.
Panel
Shift Key
Embed
Clipping Mask
50. A layer within a layer that can have its own name and its own settings
OpenType fonts
Sublayer
Bezier curve
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)