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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A shape is a path that consists of straight and/or curved line segments connected by: | Anchor points |
| To make the arms of a star longer while drawing it, ____________ away from the center of the star. | Command-drag (Mac OS) or Ctrl-drag (Windows) |
| You can apply the Live Shapes feature for a rounded rectangle when ___________ of the points on the object are selected. | A None B Some C One D All - The answer is ALL |
| Pressing which key changes the number of sides of a polygon while you are drawing the shape by clicking and dragging with the Polygon tool? | The up or down arrow keys |
| What will dragging an anchor point of a rectangle object disable? | The Live Shapes feature only |
| What is the term used for the inside color of an object? | Fill color |
| Which swatch would you click to apply a transparent fill or stroke? | The None swatch |
| You can only see the stroke of a path if it: | has a weight applied |
| Where can you position a stroke? | A Inside of the path B Outside of the path C Center of the path D All of these answers are correct - The answer is ALL |
| Which corner style would you choose to create a pointed corner? | Miter join |
| What should you do to create solid lines if the black lines connecting the markers on the Edit color wheel are dashed? | Click the Link Harmony Colors icon |
| To duplicate an object, select the object with the Selection tool and hold the ______________, then drag a copy and release the mouse. | Alt key |
| What controls the shape of the curve on a curved path segment? | Direction Handles |
| What is the best way to change one end of an ellipse shape so that it becomes pointed? | Select an anchor point and click Convert selected anchor points to corner |
| Which tool is the Scale tool grouped with? | Shear tool |
| In Illustrator, it's often easier to: | reshape a basic object than to draw the same shape from scratch |
| When you create a new object, which layer is it placed on by default? | The currently selected layer |
| How can you restack objects without selecting them? | By moving layer listings on the Layers panel |
| Before you can use guides, you'll need to make sure which of these menu items is enabled? | View > Rulers > Show Rulers |
| When do Smart guides appear when you are in Artboard mode? | A When you create a new artboard B When you resize an artboard C When you reposition an artboard D All of these answers are correct - D us the Answer - all the answers are correct |
| What is the keyboard shortcut to display the rulers? | Command + R (Mac OS) or Ctrl + R (Windows) |
| What happens when you Option-Shift-drag (Mac OS) or Alt-Shift-drag (Windows) with the Ellipse tool selected? | Draw a circle from its center |
| Which of these temporarily previews the united shape as you drag with the Shape Builder tool? | A red border |
| Which of these are both Selection options in the Shape Builder Tool Options dialog box? | Straight Line and Freeform |
| What is the keyboard shortcut to repeat transforming objects in perspective? | Ctrl + D (Windows) or Command + D (Mac OS) |
| Which of these are all Shape Mode icon options in the upper portion of the Pathfinder panel? | Unite, Minus Front, Intersect, Exclude |
| How do you create a compound shape rather than a single path? | Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the Unite icon |
| What does clicking on the Expand button on the Pathfinder panel do? | Converts any selected compound shape into a single path or a compound path |
| What Shape Mode option hides all non-overlapping areas of selected objects? | Intersect |
| What does the Pathfinder Divide command do? | Converts overlapping areas into separate, non-overlapping objects |
| By default, an effect is applied to: | an entire object |
| Where would you go to save an Effect as a Style for repeated use? | The Graphic Style panel |
| Which tool is the Twirl tool located under in the Tools panel? | Width too |
| Why are the Warp, Twirl, Pucker and Bloat tools used more frequently than the other Liquify tools? | They make it easier to control the applied distortion |
| How can you modify just one side of the variable width of an object with the Width tool? | Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) a width handle |
| To create a custom width profile preset, select the object and click: | Add To Profiles in the Control panel |
| To group objects together, select two or more objects that are being used to create an element or shape and then: | Both answers 1 (A) and 2 (B) are correct - A Press Ctrl+G (Windows) or Cmd+G (Mac OS) B Choose Object > Group |
| When working with objects in isolation mode, use the Direct Selection tool to do what? | To select and edit a point or segment on an isolated object |
| When using the Select > Same options, what will Fill Color search for? | One attribute only |
| When you are using the pen tool and want to leave a path open, you can: | Ctrl-click Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) |
| What is created when you click and drag with the Pen tool selected? | Smooth points and curved segments |
| To produce smooth, symmetrical curves, where should you place the points? | At the beginning and end of each arc |
| At what point can a corner point on a path be converted to a curved point? | At any time |
| To add a point to a selected path, roll the Pen tool over a segment and: | click when the plus sign (+) indicator appears |
| Once you have drawn a line using the pencil tool, it: | lays the Anchor points |
| In the Pencil Tool Options dialog box, drag the Fidelity slider toward Smooth when you want to: | loosely follow the mouse movements and decrease the number of points on the path |