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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. Appearance panel contains the _______________ (fill type - color - transparency and effects)
Filter
Fill attributes
Marquee
Layer
2. An anchor point that connects path segments in a smooth curve.
Bristle brushes
Direction line
Kuler panel
Smooth point
3. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored
Parent layer
Create and expand
Vertical dividers
Shape Builder tool
4. A separate - external file connected to the Illustrator file by an electronic link.
Scissors tool
A linked file
Shape Builder tool
Illustrator to Flash
5. 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.
Shape Builder tool
Path
Calligraphic brushes
Transparency
6. ______ an arc - keeping the reference point constant (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down F
Illustrator to Flash
Filter
Flip
Pattern brushes
7. A graduated blend between two or more colors or between tints of the same color.
OpenType fonts
Gradient fill
Open path
Direction line
8. fills overlapping SELECTED shapes and line segments
Recolor Artwork panel
Live paint bucket
Shape tools
Guides
9. 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.
Direct Selection tool
Symbol Librarie
Pattern brushes
Calligraphic brushes
10. Using the S_______________ - you can visually and intuitively merge - delete - fill and edit overlapping shapes and paths directly in the artwork.
Closed path
Cmd + Zero
Shape Builder tool
Shift-drag
11. vector paths that have two ends; the beginning and end points are not the same
Layer
Open path
Selection tool
Skew value
12. To ___________ Select the paths - then press Ctrl+J/Select the paths - then press Command+J
Fill
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Shear
[ (left square bracket)
13. printable portion of the work area - where illustrations can be finalized.
Art board
[ (left square bracket)
Closed path
Fill
14. Letter 'v' - black arrow - will select the whole or grouped objects
Swap fill & stroke
Selection tool
Dock
Live paint bucket
15. ______________ polygon sides - star points - arc angle - spiral winds - or flare rays (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Bounding box
Increase or decrease
Shift+D
Opacity mask
16. 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
OpenType fonts
Bristle brushes
Kuler panel
Skew value
17. Two types of ________.
Open path
Appearance attributes
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Direction line
18. Will turn the top shape into a picture frame for all selected art below it.
Constant
An embedded file
Clipping Mask
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
19. Will show you variations on a selected color including tints - shades - and pallets based upon that color.
Shift
Panel
Calligraphic brushes
Color Guide panel
20. An anchor point where a path changes direction direction in an angle rather than smoothly.
Corner point
Layer
Kuler panel
Cmd + Zero
21. 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
Direct Selection tool
Symbol Librarie
Flip
Swap fill & stroke
22. 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
Stroke
OpenType fonts
Point of orgin
Bounding box
23. Letter 'x' - two arrows
Swap fill & stroke
Decay rate
Fill
Expand live-paint groups
24. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)
Decay rate
Shift+D
Scatter brushes
Fill attributes
25. Because the __________ is part of the Illustrator file - no link can be broken.
Straight
Click and drag the Type tool
An embedded file
3D effects
26. 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.
Open path
Scatter brushes
Live paint bucket
Transparency
27. white arrow that will select individual objects in a group or anchor points
Appearance attributes
Direct selection tool
Pathfinder panel
Fill
28. A layer within a layer that can have its own name and its own settings
Point of orgin
Live paint bucket
Embed
Sublayer
29. A temporary frame around a selected object that shows the object's outer dimensions.
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Scissors tool
Bounding box
Bristle brushes
30. A point on a path that indicates a change of direction.
Spacebar-drag
Selection tool
Marquee
Anchor point
31. Amount of light that can pass through an object. a transparent object allows objects below to appear.
Stroke attributes
Spacebar-drag
Skew value
Transparency
32. place a file or object in a file so that it becomes part of the file.
Embed
Layer
Stroke
Selection tool
33. Letter '/' (questions mark key) - a box with red slash
Stroke attributes
Art board
None
A linked file
34. Increase size of Blob Brush (W/M)
Calligraphic brushes
Symbol Librarie
] (right square bracket)
Click and drag the Type tool
35. vector paths that are continuious and have no ends - the beginning and end points are the same.
Click once with the Type tool
Scaling
Click and drag the Type tool
Closed path
36. Allow you to create brush strokes with the appearance of a natural brush with bristles.
Open and closed arc
Bristle brushes
Expand live-paint groups
Dock
37. 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.
Shape tools
Reorder layers
Option Key
Create and expand
38. Opacity and blending mode
Unembedded images
] (right square bracket)
Transparency attributes
Picas
39. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)
Revolve
Vertical dividers
[ (left square bracket)
Scatter brushes
40. 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.
3D effects
Constant
Illustrator to Flash
Guides
41. A saved set of panel arrangements and tool setting.
Illustrator to Flash
Click and drag the Type tool
Workspace
Direct selection tool
42. A special effect applied to a digital image. Many filters mimic the effect of special camera lenses.
Shape tools
Filter
Scatter brushes
Layer
43. __________________ 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/
Direct Selection tool
Pattern brushes
Default fill & stroke
Add or remov
44. Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons - stars - and flares) (W/M)
Template
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Skew value
Recolor Artwork panel
45. 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.
Art brushes
Bristle brushes
Anchor point
Panel
46. To force an object to take a certain form
Create and expand
Fill attributes
Constrain
Closed path
47. ____________ 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
Stroke
Kuler panel
Perfect shapes
48. ______________ 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.
Symbol Librarie
Open and closed arc
Scissors tool
Create and expand
49. Uses the z-axis to rotate 2D artwork in 3D space and change the artwork's perspective.
Direction line
Rotate
Selection tool
Hand tool
50. Letter 'z'. magnifying glass - click and drag around the zoom area - hold option + click and zoom out.
Zoom tool
Flip
Live paint bucket
Shape Builder tool