Adobe Illustrator Test

Designer

This test is about 40 multiple choice questions and should take less than 40 minutes to complete

Adobe Illustrator Test Contents

Filters

User Interface

Toolbox

Layers and Actions

Output and Formats

Working With Objects

Adobe Illustrator Test Answers Elance

Question: 1

Where are the Hair and Fur symbols located?
    Window > Symbol Swatches > Hair
    None of these
    Window > Swatches
    Window > Symbol Libraries > Hair & Fur (Answer)

Question: 2

What is the advantage of using symbols when saving to the SVG format?
    SVG performance improves (Answer)
    Colors are converted to CMYK
    Symbols are converted to raster images
    Colors are converted to RGB

Question: 3

What's the quickest way to move all tab stops an equal distance away in text?
    Option (Alt)-drag the first tab stop
    Enter a new number in the Tab Ruler palette
    Hit the spacebar after each tab
    Shift-drag the first tab stop (Answer)

Question: 4

How many video effects are available?
    50
    Unlimited
    2 (Answer)
    10

Question: 5

Which tool should be used to modify the shape within a Live Paint group?
    Live Paint Bucket tool
    Live Paint Selection tool
    Selection tool
    Direct Selection tool (Answer)

Question: 6

Under "Document Effect Raster Settings", there are 3 choices in the pull-down menu for Color Model. What are they?
    Raster, Linear, CMYK
    CMYK, Grayscale, Bitmap (Answer)
    RGB, CMYK, Bitmap

Question: 7

In the Pathfinder panel, which of the following turns filled shapes into holes and vice versa?
    Intersect Shape Areas
    Reverse Shape Area
    Invert Shape Areas
    Exclude Overlapping Shape Areas (Answer)
    Add to Shape Area

Question: 8

How do you retrieve a gradient mesh's original path?
    Object > expand set to mesh
    Object > clear mesh object
    Object > Path > offset path set to 0 (Answer)
    Object > rasterize

Question: 9

The Swatches Panel does not contain which of the following?
    Transparent Swatches (Answer)
    Gradient Swatches
    Pattern Swatches
    Process Color
    Spot Color

Question: 10

Where must a new brush be saved if you want it to appear by default in the Brushes palette when a new document is created?
    In the Brushes palette of the Startup file (Answer)

Question: 11

What does the Shape Builder tool do?
    It builds shapes by stacking and repeating.
    Both of these
    It merges independent items into one shape.

Question: 12

Which text anti-aliasing option is NOT provided in the Character panel?
    Strong
    Sharp
    Crisp
    Smooth

Question: 13

How do you move while drawing a shape?
    Alt
    0 on numeric keyboard
    Shift Alt
    Hold down spacebar

Question: 14

In Illustrator, collections of preset colors such as PANTONE, HKS, Trumatch, FOCOLTONE, DIC, and TOYO are called color ________?
    Indexes
    Libraries
    Harmonies
    Families
    Kuler

Question: 15

 Which font technology offers alternates for selected letters in the glyph palette?
    Opentype
    Type 3
    Multiple Master
    Type 1

Question: 16

What must you do to text before you are able to move the paths and anchor points?
    Change Textability
    Create Outlines
    All of these
    Create Textlines

Question: 17

Which of the following is one way to select specific swatch libraries?
    Window > Color
    Colors > Swatches
    Window > Symbol Libraries
    Window > Swatch Libraries
    Swatch > Swatch Samples

Question: 18

How do you reset the zero point on the rulers to their default after they have been changed?
    Change the units to anything else and the zero point will automatically reset.
    Hold down the shift key and drag the zero point on the rulers back to their original position.
    Go to Edit > Reset Zero Point.

Question: 19

When using the Pathfinder function Divide, what must you do before you can move and use the new object?
    Nothing
    Delete the original two objects
    Convert the new piece to a smart object
    Ungroup the pieces

Question: 20

What is the purpose of the mesh tool?
    To blend between 2 paths
    To outline a path
    To join the stroke and fill of an object
    To blend colors in a grid
    To join 2 objects together

Question: 21

How do you confine an imported image to a path or shape?
    Effect > Punch
    Copy the imported image and click on Edit > Paste Inside
    Make a crop area
    Make a compound path

Question: 22

How do you make rounded corners that maintain their shape even if you resize the box?
    Use the pen tool to draw them in
    Use the round rectangle tool in the toolbar
    Use the warp tool to soften the corners on the box
    Draw a box and circles and use Pathfinder to combine them
    Choose Effect > Stylize > rounded corners

Question: 23

Which option in the Live Trace popup menu adjusts the exposure and coverage when tracing?
    Threshold Exposure
    Contour
    Threshold
    Exposure

Question: 24

How can you create more anchor points on a rasterized image?
    The Direct Selection Tool
    The Pen Tool
    The Add Anchor Point Tool
    You cannot

Question: 25

Which of the following could you use to update the color of multiple objects?
    Global updater
    Global color swatches
    Swatch set

Question: 26

How do you change the units to Pixels for the vertical and horizontal rulers at the same time?
    Edit > Preferences is the only place this can be changed.
    Right click ONLY the vertical ruler and select Pixels.
    Right click on either ruler and select Pixels.
    Right click ONLY the horizontal ruler and select Pixels.

Question: 27

What do the suffixes M, U, and C tell you about in Pantone colors?
    The main ingredient in the color
    The amount of transparency printable
    The coating quality of the ink
    The type of paper to be used

Question: 28

To go from curved lines to straight lines with the PEN tool, you can click on the last control point and hold:
    Alt + Shift
    Ctrl
    Alt
    Command

Question: 29

Why wouldn't Smart Guides appear even if they are enabled?
    The layer is in template mode
    Snap to grid is turned on
    Show grid is turned on
    Hide guides is set on