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Adobe Illustrator Certification Practice Quiz

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Question 1: What is the primary purpose of the Pen tool in Adobe Illustrator?

a)

Creating and editing vector paths

b)

Creating 3D effects

c)

Adding text to images

d)

Coloring and shading images

2.

Question 2: How can you create a smooth curve using the Pen tool?

a)

Double click to create anchor points and adjust the handles

b)

Press and hold the Shift key while clicking to create anchor points and adjust the handles

c)

Click and drag to create anchor points and adjust the handles

d)

Right-click to create anchor points and adjust the handles

3.

Question 3: When would you use the Pathfinder tool in Adobe Illustrator?

a)

To add filters and effects to images

b)

To combine, divide, and trim shapes to create new shapes.

c)

To adjust the brightness and contrast of an image

d)

To create 3D shapes and objects

4.

Question 4: What is the difference between 'Unite' and 'Minus Front' in the Pathfinder tool?

a)

Unite and Minus Front both remove the front shape from the back shape.

b)

Unite combines all selected shapes into one, while Minus Front removes the front shape from the back shape.

c)

Unite and Minus Front both combine all selected shapes into one.

d)

Unite removes the front shape from the back shape, while Minus Front combines all selected shapes into one.

5.

Question 5: How can you create and manage custom color swatches in Adobe Illustrator?

a)

Open the Effects menu and choose the 'Custom Swatch' option to create a new color

b)

Use the Text tool to type out the color name and then select it to create a swatch

c)

Go to the Swatches panel, click on the New Swatch button, and then adjust the color using the Color Picker or enter specific color values.

d)

Go to the Layers panel and create a new layer with the desired color

6.

Question 7: How can you adjust the tracking of a text in Adobe Illustrator?

a)

By adjusting the kerning in Adobe Photoshop

b)

By using the Character panel in Adobe Illustrator.

c)

By changing the font in Adobe InDesign

d)

By using the Paragraph panel in Adobe Illustrator

7.

Question 9: How can you combine multiple shapes using the Shape Builder tool?

a)

Use the Pen tool to connect the shapes

b)

Delete the shapes and start over

c)

Drag across the shapes with the Shape Builder tool

d)

Click on each shape individually

8.

Adobe Illustrator allows you to create vector shapes.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What setting was used to adjust the transparency of the vector water shape?

a)

opacity

b)

transparency

c)

layers

d)

fill

10.

What tool would be best to trace the boat in the image to create a vector shape?

a)

pen tool

b)

rectangle tool

c)

ellipse tool

d)

direct selection tool

11.

Which option allows you to change the color of the inside of a shape?

a)

fill

b)

stroke

c)

color

d)

shape

12.

What option allows you to change the color of the outline of a shape?

a)

fill

b)

stroke

c)

color

d)

shape

13.

Which panel is this?

a)

layers

b)

color

c)

swatches

d)

gradient

14.

This icon means?

a)

The color of the stroke is red.

b)

The color of the stroke is none.

c)

The color of the stroke is white.

d)

The color of the stroke is red and white.

15.

What panel is this?

a)

layers

b)

swatches

c)

gradient

d)

pathfinder

16.

Which panel is this?

a)

swatches

b)

layers

c)

pathfinder

d)

gradient

17.

This describes the spacing between lines of text.

a)

Tracking

b)

Kerning

c)

Leading

d)

Margins

18.

What does this tool do?

a)

Centers text

b)

Aligns text

c)

Creates paragraphs

d)

Allows type to follow a path

19.

You need to send an Illustrator file to your coworker, but they don't have Adobe Illustrator. Which file type should you export your Illustrator file to?

a)

.GIF

b)

.svg

c)

.psd

d)

Adobe PDF

20.

What does this tool do?

a)

One click with this tool will pick an entire object.

b)

One click with this tool will select objects with similar properties or attributes

c)

One click with this tool on an object will select the selected object's parent

d)

One click with this tool on a component of an object, such as a point or segment, will allow you to edit or manipulate the object.

21.

You are creating a business card. you need to add the logo in Fresh Tracks.psd to a business card so that the logo in the business card will automatically update if the logo in the file is changed?


Which menu option should you use to insert the logo?

a)

Open as Smart Object

b)

Place Embedded

c)

Placed Linked

22.

You have a document that uses a custom font. Which command should you use so that you do not need to supply a printer with the font for the file?

a)

Add Fonts to Typekit

b)

Enable Missing Glyphs Protection

c)

Create Outlines

d)

System Layout

23.

This icon means?

a)

The color of the stroke is red.

b)

The color of the stroke is none.

c)

The color of the stroke is white.

d)

The color of the stroke is red and white.

24.

Which option allows you to change the color of the inside of a shape?

a)

fill

b)

stroke

c)

color

d)

shape

25.

Which graphic is a better option for scaling images without loss of quality

a)

Raster

b)

Vector

26.

Adobe Illustrator is suited best for which type of image?

a)

Raster

b)

Vector

c)

Video

d)

None of these

27.
What is a pixel?
a)
Picture element - the small dots that make up an image.
b)
How an image is stored on the computer.
c)
A type of image
d)
A special type of photograph
28.

What are the graphics called that are created using mathematical shapes, not pixels, and are considered resolution-independent?

a)

Pixel Objects

b)

Raster Objects

c)

Vector Objects

d)

Path Objects

29.

What is the name of the tool (the empty pointer) in Illustrator that selects entire objects (you can see a box around the shape)?

a)

Selection Tool

b)

Move Tool

c)

Direct Selection Tool

d)

Free Transform

30.

What are the small points (they often look like little blue boxes) on the line in Adobe Illustrator? You can adjust them separately.

a)

Vector points

b)

Vantage points

c)

Anchor points

d)

Line points

31.

What is the outside of the shape called that you can make any color in Adobe Illustrator?

a)

Stroke

b)

Outline

c)

Outside

d)

Exterior

32.

____(on the right) include Properties, Layers, and other panels that contain a variety of controls for working with artwork.

a)

Menu bar

b)

Tools panel

c)

Panels

d)

Document Window

33.
Draws freehand and calligraphic lines, as well as art, patterns, and bristle brush strokes on paths. (B) 
a)
Mesh tool
b)
Blend tool
c)
Paintbrush tool
d)
Live Paint Bucket tool
34.
Samples and applies color, type, and appearance attributes, including effects, from objects. (I)
a)
Eyedropper tool
b)
Gradient tool
c)
Mesh tool
d)
Paintbrush tool
35.

Cuts objects along a freehand path you draw with the tool, dividing objects into closed paths.

a)
Eraser tool
b)
Scissors tool
c)
Knife tool
d)
Slice tool
36.

What tool draws and edits freehand lines?

a)

Hand Tool (H)

b)

Gradient tool (G)

c)

Selection Tool (V)

d)

Pencil Tool (N)

37.

What is the Selection Tool's Hot Key? (Short cut key)

a)

O

b)

G

c)

V

d)

N

38.

What is the Eyedropper hotkey (short cut key)?

a)

O

b)

B

c)

K

d)

I

39.

Used to draw boxes

a)

Type on a Path Tool

b)

Zoom Tool (Z)

c)

Rectangle Tool (M)

d)

Pen tool (P)

40.

Draws circles and ovals.

a)

Reflect tool (O)

b)

Paint Brush Tool (B)

c)

Ellipse tool (L)

d)

Pen Tool (P)

41.

Rotates objects around a fixed point

a)

Rotate Tool (R)

b)

Blob Brush Tool (Shift+B)

c)

Polygon tool

d)

Eyedropper Tool (I)

42.

What increases and decreases the view magnification in the illustration window?

a)

Type tool (T)

b)

Zoom Tool (Z)

c)

Brush Tool (B)

d)

Eyedropper tool (I)

43.

Which graphic is a better option for scaling images without loss of quality

a)

Raster

b)

Vector

44.

Which panel is this?

a)

swatches

b)

layers

c)

pathfinder

d)

gradient

45.

What panel is this?

a)

layers

b)

swatches

c)

gradient

d)

pathfinder

46.

Which panel is this?

a)

layers

b)

color

c)

swatches

d)

gradient

47.

What tool would be best to trace the boat in the image to create a vector shape?

a)

pen tool

b)

rectangle tool

c)

ellipse tool

d)

direct selection tool

48.

The way in which a rectangular artboard is positioned in the design program

a)

Page orientation

b)

filename

c)

Paper

d)

Canvas

49.

The rectangular workable and printable area in the design program where you place your design

a)

Shape Tool

b)

Sketch

c)

Artboard

d)

Illustrator

50.

A series of small, quick drawings to get ideas on paper

a)

Rough draft

b)

Final Design

c)

Brainstorm

d)

Thumbnail sketch

51.

A task on the keyboard that can reduces the time to complete a task?

a)

Shortcut

b)

Mouse

c)

Sketch

d)

Vector

52.

Hold down this key on the keyboard to create a perfect square or circle

a)

Enter

b)

Space

c)

Alt

d)

Shift

53.

A raster file format most readily used on the web

a)

.ai

b)

.jpg

c)

.pdf

d)

.ttf

54.

The file extension for an Adobe Illustrator file

a)

.jpg

b)

.png

c)

.gif

d)

.ai

55.

What does the shortcut 'Ctrl Z' do?

a)

Redo

b)

Save

c)

Close file

d)

Undo

56.

Shortcut to zoom in

a)

Ctrl +

b)

Ctrl 0

c)

Ctrl -

d)

Shift Z