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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. Because the __________ is part of the Illustrator file - no link can be broken.
Illustrator to Flash
Extrude & Bevel
An embedded file
Vertical dividers
2. Amount of light that can pass through an object. a transparent object allows objects below to appear.
Transparency
None
Constant
Default fill & stroke
3. ______________ polygon sides - star points - arc angle - spiral winds - or flare rays (W/M) - Start dragging - then press the Up Arrow or Down Arrow
Increase or decrease
Vertical lines
Default fill & stroke
An embedded file
4. Cannot be used as symbols.
Constant
Corner point
Unembedded images
Embed
5. Characteristics of the outline of an object - such as its weight - color - style - etc.
Vertical dividers
Transparency
Increase or decrease
Stroke
6. Letter 'z'. magnifying glass - click and drag around the zoom area - hold option + click and zoom out.
Zoom tool
Anchor point
Escape key
Appearance attributes
7. Moves the view of the art board when zoomed in- you can toggle it with the space-bar
Fill
Kuler panel
Smooth point
Hand tool
8. Uses the z-axis to give a 2D object depth by extruding the object. For example - a circle becomes a cylinder.
An embedded file
Filter
Selection tool
Extrude & Bevel
9. 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
Point
Shift
Open and closed arc
Vertical dividers
10. A graduated blend of colors used as a fill; can be linear (flat) or radial (round)
Gradient
Art brushes
OpenType fonts
Default fill & stroke
11. To ______________ Select the paths - then press Shift+Ctrl+Alt+j/Select the anchor point - then press Shift+Command+Option+j
Extrude & Bevel
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Panel
Selection tool
12. To slant or skew an object from its original orientation.
Bounding box
Transparency attributes
Shear
Decrease
13. Hold shift to draw ___________.
Stroke attributes
Perfect shapes
Brush types
Live paint bucket
14. 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.
Increase
Path
Click once with the Type tool
Calligraphic brushes
15. ______________ 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.
Click and drag the Type tool
Shift+D
't' ky
Create and expand
16. 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.
Illustrator to Flash
Picas
Increase or decrease
Pathfinder panel
17. These tools allow you to cut and merge selected shapes.
Shape tools
Pathfinder panel
Bounding box
Bezier curve
18. An anchor point where a path changes direction direction in an angle rather than smoothly.
Shift-drag
A linked file
Corner point
Join two or more paths (W/M)
19. Allow you to create brush strokes with the appearance of a natural brush with bristles.
Swap fill & stroke
Bristle brushes
Gradient fill
Color Guide panel
20. ______ an arc - keeping the reference point constant (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down F
An embedded file
Clipping Mask
Flip
Rotate
21. Draw from the center of a shape (except for polygons - stars - and flares) (W/M)
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Opacity mask
Layer
Paste board
22. The line that forms the shape of an object
Dock
Direction line
Path
Option Key
23. Letter 'a' - white arrow - will select individual objects in a group - or anchor points.
Increase
Shape Builder tool
Pattern brushes
Direct Selection tool
24. Change the _______ of a spiral (W/M) - Start dragging then Ctrl-drag/Start dragging then Command-drag
Decay rate
Revolve
Shift
Stroke attributes
25. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored
Stroke
Parent layer
Default fill & stroke
Transparency attributes
26. A layer within a layer that can have its own name and its own settings
Parent layer
Sublayer
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Pathfinder panel
27. Switch through drawing modes (W/M)
Shift+D
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Panel
Fill
28. Opacity and blending mode
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Click and drag the Type tool
Transparency attributes
Rotate
29. __________________ 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/
Fill
Selection tool
Add or remov
Open and closed arc
30. A temporary frame around a selected object that shows the object's outer dimensions.
Stroke
Bounding box
Shape tools
Alt-drag/Option-drag
31. Uses the z-axis to rotate 2D artwork in 3D space and change the artwork's perspective.
Rotate
An embedded file
Vertical lines
Reorder layers
32. Constrain Blob Brush path horizontally or vertically (W/M)
Decay rate
Shift
Selection tool
Increase
33. Uses the y-axis to revolve an object around an axis. For example - an arc becomes a circle.
Revolve
Direct selection tool
Constrain
Opacity mask
34. A single level in the stacking order that can hold any number of object.
Decay rate
Simple or compound path
Gradient
Layer
35. Measurement system used in graphic design; 1/72nd of an inch.
Guides
Add or subtract
Point
Selection tool
36. __________ 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
Fill attributes
Increase
Guides
Zoom tool
37. The bottom box in the color icons (bottom of the tool bar) and what you call the outline "color" of a shape
Stroke
Sublayer
Anchor point
Click and drag the Type tool
38. To ___________ Select the paths - then press Ctrl+J/Select the paths - then press Command+J
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Shear
Shift
Pattern brushes
39. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)
Calligraphic brushes
[ (left square bracket)
Guides
Hand tool
40. vector paths that have two ends; the beginning and end points are not the same
Dock
Constant
Embed
Open path
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
Color Guide panel
Decrease
Symbol Librarie
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
42. 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.
Workspace
Art brushes
Smooth point
Constrain
43. in the option bar for a selected live paint group
Expand live-paint groups
Open and closed arc
Hand tool
Art brushes
44. Keep the sides of a star ________ (W/M) - Alt-drag/Option-drag
Decay rate
Cmd + Zero
Straight
Fill
45. Letter 'd' - black 1pt stroke - white fill.
Perfect shapes
Opacity
Default fill & stroke
Shift-drag
46. 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.
Stroke
Reorder layers
Direct selection tool
Open and closed arc
47. 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
Decay rate
Constrain
Selection tool
Symbol Librarie
48. 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.
None
Extrude & Bevel
Scatter brushes
Zoom tool
49. Hold option to draw from the center.
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Increase
Option Key
Stroke attributes
50. 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
Default fill & stroke
Smooth point
Open path
Skew value