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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. Characteristics of the outline of an object - such as its weight - color - style - etc.
Stroke
Opacity
Cmd + Zero
Direct Selection tool
2. To ___________ Select the paths - then press Ctrl+J/Select the paths - then press Command+J
Swap fill & stroke
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Click once with the Type tool
Hand tool
3. 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.
Click once with the Type tool
Symbol Librarie
Reorder layers
Create and expand
4. Two types of ________.
Guides
Shift-drag
Point
Appearance attributes
5. ____________ winds from a spiral while increasing the length of the spiral (W/M) - Start dragging - then Alt-drag/Start dragging then Option-drag
Default fill & stroke
OpenType fonts
Add or subtract
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
6. Appearance panel contains the _______________ (fill type - color - transparency and effects)
Fill attributes
Embed
Art brushes
Create and expand
7. in the option bar for a selected live paint group
Expand live-paint groups
Increase or decrease
Gradient fill
Shape Builder tool
8. Letter 'c' - it will cut line segments
Path
Shift+D
Marquee
Scissors tool
9. Letter 'd' - black 1pt stroke - white fill.
Calligraphic brushes
Open path
Default fill & stroke
Direct Selection tool
10. A layer within a layer that can have its own name and its own settings
Constrain
Sublayer
3D effects
Smooth point
11. Line extending from anchor point that shows the direction of a curve
Open and closed arc
Direction line
Rotate
Flip
12. 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
Bounding box
Opacity
Constant
OpenType fonts
13. A graduated blend of colors used as a fill; can be linear (flat) or radial (round)
Decrease
Increase
Gradient
Shift+D
14. A graduated blend between two or more colors or between tints of the same color.
Color Guide panel
't' ky
Dock
Gradient fill
15. The line that forms the shape of an object
Path
Pattern brushes
Gradient fill
Revolve
16. 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.
Vertical dividers
Click and drag the Type tool
Point of orgin
Panel
17. To ______________ Select the paths - then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt+j/Select the anchor point - then press Shift+Command+Option+j
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Decay rate
Selection tool
18. Keep the sides of a star ________ (W/M) - Alt-drag/Option-drag
Straight
Gradient fill
't' ky
Appearance attributes
19. Letter 'z'. magnifying glass - click and drag around the zoom area - hold option + click and zoom out.
Embed
Transparency attributes
Zoom tool
None
20. ______ an arc - keeping the reference point constant (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down F
Selection tool
Illustrator to Flash
Flip
An embedded file
21. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects
Art board
Flip
Stroke
Stroke attributes
22. printable portion of the work area - where illustrations can be finalized.
Art board
Guides
Art brushes
Constant
23. 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.
Vertical lines
Calligraphic brushes
Shift+D
Symbol Librarie
24. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)
Revolve
[ (left square bracket)
Direction line
Panel
25. 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.
Direction line
Art brushes
Shape tools
Decay rate
26. A group of relaxed command and options.
Click once with the Type tool
Spacebar-drag
Panel
Recolor Artwork panel
27. 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.
Pattern brushes
A linked file
Transparency attributes
Smooth point
28. To slant or skew an object from its original orientation.
Selection tool
Shear
Stroke attributes
Fill attributes
29. 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.
Open path
Kuler panel
Opacity mask
Rotate
30. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored
A linked file
Pattern brushes
Parent layer
Add or subtract
31. Will show you variations on a selected color including tints - shades - and pallets based upon that color.
Calligraphic brushes
Color Guide panel
Pattern brushes
Bristle brushes
32. A mathematically generated curve that has two endpoints and control points to specify curve direction
An embedded file
Straight
Opacity mask
Bezier curve
33. 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
Smooth point
[ (left square bracket)
Perfect shapes
34. Hold shift to draw ___________.
Perfect shapes
Stroke
Workspace
Stroke
35. Moves the view of the art board when zoomed in- you can toggle it with the space-bar
Selection tool
Appearance attributes
Hand tool
[ (left square bracket)
36. white arrow that will select individual objects in a group or anchor points
None
Guides
Direct selection tool
Scaling
37. Uses the z-axis to rotate 2D artwork in 3D space and change the artwork's perspective.
Rotate
Vertical lines
Guides
Stroke
38. Toggles the Type tool
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39. Zoom out to view the whole art board.
Bristle brushes
Constrain
Cmd + Zero
Pathfinder panel
40. Letter '/' (questions mark key) - a box with red slash
Expand live-paint groups
None
Unembedded images
Illustrator to Flash
41. Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically (W/M)
Shift
Marquee
A linked file
Straight
42. place a file or object in a file so that it becomes part of the file.
Gradient
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Point of orgin
Embed
43. Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons - stars - and flares) (W/M)
Art board
Constant
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Fill attributes
44. A temporary frame around a selected object that shows the object's outer dimensions.
OpenType fonts
Bounding box
Layer
Open path
45. A separate - external file connected to the Illustrator file by an electronic link.
't' ky
A linked file
Open path
Gradient fill
46. 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.
Selection tool
Marquee
Closed path
Scatter brushes
47. Resizing an object horizontally - vertically - or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its origanal size.
Paste board
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Zoom tool
Scaling
48. A special effect applied to a digital image. Many filters mimic the effect of special camera lenses.
Recolor Artwork panel
Add or remov
Stroke attributes
Filter
49. Hold option to draw from the center.
Create and expand
A linked file
Option Key
Scissors tool
50. ______________ 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.
Fill attributes
Simple or compound path
Marquee
Create and expand