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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. Cannot be used as symbols.
Click once with the Type tool
Decrease
Unembedded images
Template
2. ______ an arc - keeping the reference point constant (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down F
Recolor Artwork panel
Corner point
Calligraphic brushes
Flip
3. Line extending from anchor point that shows the direction of a curve
Pattern brushes
Direction line
] (right square bracket)
An embedded file
4. A mathematically generated curve that has two endpoints and control points to specify curve direction
Opacity mask
Bezier curve
Direct selection tool
OpenType fonts
5. printable portion of the work area - where illustrations can be finalized.
Art board
Brush types
3D effects
Create and expand
6. 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.
Opacity
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Fill
Pattern brushes
7. Resizing an object horizontally - vertically - or proportionally in both directions to a percentage of its origanal size.
Open path
Scaling
Constant
Guides
8. Six basic ___________ are: Rectangle - Rounded Rectangle - Ellipse - Polygon - Star - and Flare.
Shape tools
Direct selection tool
Stroke
Symbol Librarie
9. black arrow that will select the whole or grouped objects.
Selection tool
Create corner or smooth join (W/M)
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Create and expand
10. 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.
None
Click and drag the Type tool
Illustrator to Flash
Vertical dividers
11. A single level in the stacking order that can hold any number of object.
Layer
Add or remov
A linked file
Fill
12. solidity of an object's color; the opposite of transparency.
Calligraphic brushes
Create and expand
Vertical lines
Opacity
13. Measurement system used in grapic programs; there are six of these in an inch.
Shift
Picas
Template
Create and expand
14. __________ 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
Panel
Selection tool
Add or remov
Decrease
15. __________________ 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/
Vertical dividers
Rotate
3D effects
Add or remov
16. Appearance panel contains the _______________ (fill type - color - transparency and effects)
Fill attributes
Reorder layers
Swap fill & stroke
Panel
17. A graduated blend between two or more colors or between tints of the same color.
Filter
Illustrator to Flash
Clipping Mask
Gradient fill
18. 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.
Shift
Art brushes
Scissors tool
Opacity mask
19. Opacity and blending mode
OpenType fonts
Transparency attributes
Pathfinder panel
Guides
20. Uses the z-axis to rotate 2D artwork in 3D space and change the artwork's perspective.
Default fill & stroke
Join two or more paths (W/M)
Illustrator to Flash
Rotate
21. Zoom out to view the whole art board.
Option Key
Shift
Direct selection tool
Cmd + Zero
22. __________ 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
Hand tool
Paste board
Increase
Revolve
23. Keep the inner radius of a star ________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down Ctrl/Start dragging - then hold down Command
An embedded file
Layer
Click once with the Type tool
Constant
24. A saved set of panel arrangements and tool setting.
Direct selection tool
Appearance attributes
Fill
Workspace
25. Using the S_______________ - you can visually and intuitively merge - delete - fill and edit overlapping shapes and paths directly in the artwork.
Shape Builder tool
Rotate
Selection tool
Escape key
26. 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)
Swap fill & stroke
Bounding box
Shift-drag
Filter
27. A separate - external file connected to the Illustrator file by an electronic link.
Shift+D
Stroke
An embedded file
A linked file
28. A graduated blend of colors used as a fill; can be linear (flat) or radial (round)
Gradient
Panel
Open and closed arc
Shape tools
29. Two types of ________.
Appearance attributes
Selection tool
Point of orgin
Opacity mask
30. Uses the z-axis to give a 2D object depth by extruding the object. For example - a circle becomes a cylinder.
Spacebar-drag
Extrude & Bevel
Picas
Expand live-paint groups
31. To slant or skew an object from its original orientation.
Color Guide panel
Shear
An embedded file
Opacity mask
32. Characteristics of the outline of an object - such as its weight - color - style - etc.
Stroke
Skew value
A linked file
Scaling
33. in the option bar for a selected live paint group
Marquee
Hand tool
Stroke
Expand live-paint groups
34. To ___________ Select the paths - then press Ctrl+J/Select the paths - then press Command+J
Fill
Marquee
Dock
Join two or more paths (W/M)
35. An anchor point that connects path segments in a smooth curve.
Click and drag the Type tool
Smooth point
Spacebar-drag
Open path
36. Letter 'd' - black 1pt stroke - white fill.
Gradient fill
Default fill & stroke
Create and expand
Scaling
37. Letter '/' (questions mark key) - a box with red slash
Constrain
None
Decay rate
Layer
38. A layer within a layer that can have its own name and its own settings
Corner point
Sublayer
Alt-drag/Option-drag
Click once with the Type tool
39. Layer in which one or more sublayers are stored
Decrease
[ (left square bracket)
Parent layer
Pathfinder panel
40. 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
] (right square bracket)
Anchor point
Open path
OpenType fonts
41. Decrease size of Blob Brush (W/M)
[ (left square bracket)
Default fill & stroke
Appearance attributes
Paste board
42. 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.
Smooth point
Scatter brushes
Decay rate
Alt-drag/Option-drag
43. Nonprinting lines that can be used to create boundaries or guidelines in a drawing
Point of orgin
Guides
Art brushes
Anchor point
44. Because the __________ is part of the Illustrator file - no link can be broken.
't' ky
Shift
Bounding box
An embedded file
45. Keep the sides of a star ________ (W/M) - Alt-drag/Option-drag
Direction line
Straight
Closed path
Extrude & Bevel
46. Will turn the top shape into a picture frame for all selected art below it.
Bristle brushes
Selection tool
Bezier curve
Clipping Mask
47. Switch between __________ (W/M) - Start dragging - then hold down C
Straight
A linked file
Reorder layers
Open and closed arc
48. Measurement system used in graphic design; 1/72nd of an inch.
Closed path
Default fill & stroke
Point
Direct Selection tool
49. Moves the view of the art board when zoomed in- you can toggle it with the space-bar
Hand tool
Shape Builder tool
Filter
Workspace
50. The area surrounding the art board on the computer screen - depending on the magnification or view - it may or may not be visible.
Appearance attributes
Paste board
OpenType fonts
Filter