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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. 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
Brush types
Vertical dividers
Scaling
Shift+D
2. To ______________ Select the paths - then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt+j/Select the anchor point - then press Shift+Command+Option+j
Vertical lines
Click and drag the Type tool
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Panel
3. Six basic ___________ are: Rectangle - Rounded Rectangle - Ellipse - Polygon - Star - and Flare.
Gradient
Shape tools
Sublayer
Shift+D
4. To slant or skew an object from its original orientation.
Selection tool
Stroke
Shear
Closed path
5. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored
Parent layer
't' ky
Open and closed arc
Stroke
6. Allow you to create brush strokes with the appearance of a natural brush with bristles.
Color Guide panel
Scaling
Pathfinder panel
Bristle brushes
7. Because the __________ is part of the Illustrator file - no link can be broken.
An embedded file
Shear
Expand live-paint groups
Dock
8. A graduated blend between two or more colors or between tints of the same color.
Selection tool
Transparency
Gradient fill
Constrain
9. Switch between __________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down C
Open and closed arc
Illustrator to Flash
Transparency
Default fill & stroke
10. 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
Add or remov
Brush types
Stroke attributes
11. The area surrounding the art board on the computer screen - depending on the magnification or view - it may or may not be visible.
Point of orgin
Guides
Default fill & stroke
Paste board
12. Letter 'v' - black arrow - will select the whole or grouped objects
Picas
Selection tool
Point of orgin
Recolor Artwork panel
13. ______ an arc - keeping the reference point constant (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down F
Calligraphic brushes
A linked file
Click once with the Type tool
Flip
14. Letter 'c' - it will cut line segments
Zoom tool
Scissors tool
Increase or decrease
Default fill & stroke
15. Provides access to a large bank of color pallets built by an international design community.
Kuler panel
Appearance attributes
Straight
Pathfinder panel
16. __________ 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
Shape Builder tool
Revolve
Unembedded images
Increase
17. Will allow you to change all of the colors in your selected art in a variety of ways.
Recolor Artwork panel
Scatter brushes
Parent layer
None
18. Hold shift to select multiple objects.
Direct Selection tool
Direct selection tool
Default fill & stroke
Shift Key
19. The line that forms the shape of an object
Smooth point
Path
Gradient
Point of orgin
20. Increase size of Blob Brush (W/M)
] (right square bracket)
Point of orgin
Dock
Swap fill & stroke
21. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)
Click once with the Type tool
Pathfinder panel
[ (left square bracket)
Direct selection tool
22. Zoom out to view the whole art board.
Bounding box
Cmd + Zero
Fill
Expand live-paint groups
23. Uses the z-axis to give a 2D object depth by extruding the object. For example - a circle becomes a cylinder.
Extrude & Bevel
Bezier curve
Shape tools
Live paint bucket
24. ____________ winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral (W/M) - Start dragging - then Alt-drag/Start dragging then Option-drag
Add or subtract
Shape tools
Direct selection tool
Color Guide panel
25. ______________ 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.
Direct selection tool
Pathfinder panel
Pattern brushes
Create and expand
26. Measurement system used in grapic programs; there are six of these in an inch.
Escape key
Appearance attributes
Perfect shapes
Picas
27. Will turn the top shape into a picture frame for all selected art below it.
Add or subtract
Clipping Mask
OpenType fonts
Shift+D
28. Letter 'd' - black 1pt stroke - white fill.
Default fill & stroke
Click once with the Type tool
Sublayer
Pattern brushes
29. Three types of _______: Extrude & Bevel - Revolve - Rotate
3D effects
Click once with the Type tool
Unembedded images
A linked file
30. black arrow that will select the whole or grouped objects.
Shift+D
Shift-drag
Point
Selection tool
31. __________ 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
Gradient fill
Decrease
Art brushes
Fill
32. Letter 'a' - white arrow - will select individual objects in a group - or anchor points.
Increase or decrease
Live paint bucket
Direct Selection tool
Opacity mask
33. Uses the y-axis to revolve an object around an axis. For example - an arc becomes a circle.
Revolve
Stroke
] (right square bracket)
Layer
34. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)
Dock
Shift+D
Pathfinder panel
Kuler panel
35. 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.
A linked file
Recolor Artwork panel
Stroke attributes
Pattern brushes
36. A group of relaxed command and options.
Shift-drag
Live paint bucket
Flip
Panel
37. solidity of an object's color; the opposite of transparency.
Expand live-paint groups
Rotate
Opacity
Reorder layers
38. Keep the inner radius of a star ________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down Ctrl/Start dragging - then hold down Command
Constant
't' ky
Color Guide panel
Rotate
39. 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.
Opacity
Scatter brushes
Dock
Create and expand
40. These tools allow you to cut and merge selected shapes.
Add or subtract
Filter
A linked file
Pathfinder panel
41. A mathematically generated curve that has two endpoints and control points to specify curve direction
OpenType fonts
Vertical lines
Bezier curve
Open path
42. Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically (W/M)
Shape Builder tool
Clipping Mask
Dock
Shift
43. 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.
Selection tool
Pathfinder panel
Shift
Click and drag the Type tool
44. 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
3D effects
Symbol Librarie
Illustrator to Flash
Pathfinder panel
45. Letter '/' (questions mark key) - a box with red slash
A linked file
None
3D effects
Bounding box
46. To ___________ Select the paths - then press Ctrl+J/Select the paths - then press Command+J
Point of orgin
Clipping Mask
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Alt-drag/Option-drag
47. An anchor point that connects path segments in a smooth curve.
Smooth point
[ (left square bracket)
Zoom tool
Point of orgin
48. 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
Add or remov
Vertical lines
Bezier curve
49. Characteristics of the inner area of an object - such as the color - pattern style - etc. - inside an object.
Direct selection tool
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Fill
Layer
50. 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.
Escape key
Stroke attributes
Shift
Illustrator to Flash