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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. Resizing an object horizontally - vertically - or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its origanal size.
Extrude & Bevel
Bristle brushes
Scaling
Vertical lines
2. A mask can be a ______________. You can use type as a mask. You can import opacity masks with placed Photoshop files. You can also create layer clipping masks with any shape that is the topmost object of a group or layer.
Shift
Simple or compound path
Shear
Marquee
3. 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)
Live paint bucket
Shift-drag
] (right square bracket)
Default fill & stroke
4. A location in the application window where a panel or panels are secured so they do not float.
Constrain
Click and drag the Type tool
Dock
Increase or decrease
5. A layer within a layer that can have its own name and its own settings
Opacity
Sublayer
Shift
Guides
6. Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons - stars - and flares) (W/M)
Layer
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Decay rate
Dock
7. A graduated blend between two or more colors or between tints of the same color.
Zoom tool
Gradient fill
Simple or compound path
Opacity mask
8. Letter 'a' - white arrow - will select individual objects in a group - or anchor points.
Direct Selection tool
Decrease
Rotate
Cmd + Zero
9. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)
Anchor point
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Shift+D
Escape key
10. A temporary frame around a selected object that shows the object's outer dimensions.
Bounding box
Panel
Parent layer
Scissors tool
11. Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing
Guides
Shift+D
Color Guide panel
Shear
12. Characteristics of the outline of an object - such as its weight - color - style - etc.
Panel
Stroke
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Create and expand
13. A mathematically generated curve that has two endpoints and control points to specify curve direction
Bezier curve
Clipping Mask
Bristle brushes
3D effects
14. A group of relaxed command and options.
Vertical lines
Panel
Fill
Illustrator to Flash
15. To force an object to take a certain form
Clipping Mask
Constant
Constrain
Shape tools
16. The bottom box in the color icons (bottom of the tool bar) and what you call the outline "color" of a shape
Decay rate
Add or remov
Appearance attributes
Stroke
17. Hold shift to select multiple objects.
OpenType fonts
Option Key
Guides
Shift Key
18. A point on a path that indicates a change of direction.
Anchor point
Template
An embedded file
Layer
19. To ___________ Select the paths - then press Ctrl+J/Select the paths - then press Command+J
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Layer
Swap fill & stroke
Click once with the Type tool
20. __________ 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
Escape key
Increase
Open and closed arc
21. 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
Swap fill & stroke
Skew value
Zoom tool
22. 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.
Direct selection tool
Illustrator to Flash
A linked file
Click and drag the Type tool
23. black arrow that will select the whole or grouped objects.
Direct Selection tool
Click and drag the Type tool
Vertical dividers
Selection tool
24. The top box in the color icons (bottom of the tool bar) and what you call the inside "color" of a shape
Zoom tool
Bounding box
Fill
Dock
25. 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
Panel
Symbol Librarie
Open path
Vertical dividers
26. Uses the z-axis to rotate 2D artwork in 3D space and change the artwork's perspective.
Guides
Shape tools
Click once with the Type tool
Rotate
27. Stroke type - brush - color transparency and effects
Fill
Workspace
Stroke attributes
Point
28. Keep the inner radius of a star ________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down Ctrl/Start dragging - then hold down Command
Swap fill & stroke
Constant
Rotate
Unembedded images
29. ______________ polygon sides - star points - arc angle - spiral winds - or flare rays (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Recolor Artwork panel
Expand live-paint groups
Escape key
Increase or decrease
30. __________________ 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/
Template
Add or remov
An embedded file
Vertical lines
31. To slant or skew an object from its original orientation.
Template
Shear
Symbol Librarie
Illustrator to Flash
32. Letter 'z'. magnifying glass - click and drag around the zoom area - hold option + click and zoom out.
Perfect shapes
Zoom tool
Add or subtract
An embedded file
33. A separate - external file connected to the Illustrator file by an electronic link.
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
A linked file
Appearance attributes
Alt-drag/Option-drag
34. Will show you variations on a selected color including tints - shades - and pallets based upon that color.
Color Guide panel
Click once with the Type tool
Paste board
Selection tool
35. Six basic ___________ are: Rectangle - Rounded Rectangle - Ellipse - Polygon - Star - and Flare.
Decay rate
Shape tools
Create and expand
Filter
36. Will allow you to change all of the colors in your selected art in a variety of ways.
Recolor Artwork panel
Vertical lines
Marquee
Art brushes
37. An anchor point where a path changes direction direction in an angle rather than smoothly.
Constant
Corner point
Workspace
Fill
38. Characteristics of the inner area of an object - such as the color - pattern style - etc. - inside an object.
Gradient fill
Opacity mask
Open and closed arc
Fill
39. 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
Vertical dividers
Scissors tool
Selection tool
Corner point
40. Letter '/' (questions mark key) - a box with red slash
None
Scissors tool
Template
Unembedded images
41. __________ 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
Click once with the Type tool
Decrease
Picas
Gradient
42. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)
Expand live-paint groups
Path
Perfect shapes
[ (left square bracket)
43. The line that forms the shape of an object
Recolor Artwork panel
Option Key
Clipping Mask
Path
44. 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
Template
Hand tool
Symbol Librarie
45. Uses the y-axis to revolve an object around an axis. For example - an arc becomes a circle.
An embedded file
Shift
Bristle brushes
Revolve
46. vector paths that have two ends; the beginning and end points are not the same
Calligraphic brushes
Unembedded images
Open path
Alt-drag/Option-drag
47. Letter 'v' - black arrow - will select the whole or grouped objects
Revolve
Recolor Artwork panel
Gradient
Selection tool
48. Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically (W/M)
Shift
Shape Builder tool
Sublayer
Scatter brushes
49. white arrow that will select individual objects in a group or anchor points
A linked file
Transparency
Picas
Direct selection tool
50. Allow you to create brush strokes with the appearance of a natural brush with bristles.
Bristle brushes
Fill attributes
Revolve
Straight