Test your basic knowledge |

Adobe Illustrator

Subjects : it-skills, multimedia
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • 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. ______________ a Live Trace object in one step (W/M) - Alt-click Live Trace in the Control panel - or hold down Alt and select a tracing preset./Option-click Live Trace in the Control panel - or hold down Option and select a tracing preset.






2. Uses the z-axis to give a 2D object depth by extruding the object. For example - a circle becomes a cylinder.






3. __________________ 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/






4. ______________ polygon sides - star points - arc angle - spiral winds - or flare rays (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow






5. black arrow that will select the whole or grouped objects.






6. Hold option to draw from the center.






7. Increase size of Blob Brush (W/M)






8. Letter 'x' - two arrows






9. Move a shape while drawing it (W/M)






10. Zoom out to view the whole art board.






11. The area surrounding the art board on the computer screen - depending on the magnification or view - it may or may not be visible.






12. Three types of _______: Extrude & Bevel - Revolve - Rotate






13. vector paths that have two ends; the beginning and end points are not the same






14. Appearance panel contains the _______________ (fill type - color - transparency and effects)






15. Keep the sides of a star ________ (W/M) - Alt-drag/Option-drag






16. ______ an arc - keeping the reference point constant (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down F






17. 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






18. 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.






19. Allow you to create brush strokes with the appearance of a natural brush with bristles.






20. A group of relaxed command and options.






21. Six basic ___________ are: Rectangle - Rounded Rectangle - Ellipse - Polygon - Star - and Flare.






22. Resizing an object horizontally - vertically - or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its origanal size.






23. Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons - stars - and flares) (W/M)






24. 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.






25. in the option bar for a selected live paint group






26. __________ 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






27. To slant or skew an object from its original orientation.






28. The top box in the color icons (bottom of the tool bar) and what you call the inside "color" of a shape






29. 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.






30. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored






31. A single level in the stacking order that can hold any number of object.






32. Measurement system used in graphic design; 1/72nd of an inch.






33. __________ 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






34. Measurement system used in grapic programs; there are six of these in an inch.






35. A separate - external file connected to the Illustrator file by an electronic link.






36. Opacity and blending mode






37. The line that forms the shape of an object






38. 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)






39. Line extending from anchor point that shows the direction of a curve






40. Increase the skew value for _________ in a rectangular grid or concentric dividers in a polar grid by 10% (W/M) - Start dragging - then press C






41. Letter '/' (questions mark key) - a box with red slash






42. The bottom box in the color icons (bottom of the tool bar) and what you call the outline "color" of a shape






43. Get you out of the Type tool and selects the Selection tool






44. Toggles the Type tool

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


45. Letter 'a' - white arrow - will select individual objects in a group - or anchor points.






46. 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






47. This creates a single line of text. If you re-size this type it will re-size the text.






48. The point on which an object rotates or transform . The point of orgin may be within the object or outside it.






49. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)






50. Using the S_______________ - you can visually and intuitively merge - delete - fill and edit overlapping shapes and paths directly in the artwork.