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Illustrator Chapter 4

True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

The Shear Tool skews an object on an angle that the user can specify.
 

 2. 

The only transformation you cannot make with the Transform palette is a reflection.
 

 3. 

There are four basic methodologies for making transformations with the transform tools.
 

 4. 

The Free Transform Tool is best for performing quick transformations.
 

 5. 

The Outline Stroke command is useful for making concentric circles.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 6. 

The ____ pathfinder creates a single, merged object from the area where two or more objects overlap.
a.
Intersect shape area
b.
Subtract from shape area
c.
Add to shape area
d.
Minus Back
 

 7. 

The Reflect Tool comes in handy when trying to draw what kind of objects?
a.
symmetrical objects
b.
compound paths
c.
concentric squares
d.
none of the above
 

 8. 

When the Outline Stroke command is applied to a stroke path, the width of the closed path that is created is ____.
a.
a number that you input in the Outline Stroke Options dialog box
b.
by default, half the height of the original stroked path
c.
the same as the stroke weight of the original stroked path
d.
one-half the stroke weight of the original stroked path
 

 9. 

An object's position on the artboard are indicated using which of the following?
a.
smart guides
b.
snap to point
c.
X and Y coordinates
d.
rulers
 

 10. 

Pathfinders are very useful for what?
a.
creating compound paths from simple paths
b.
creating irregular shapes from basic shapes
c.
creating compound shapes
d.
creating shape modes
 

 11. 

When transforming an object with the Free Transform Tool, the object can be transformed from which of the following?
a.
its center point
b.
its top left anchor point
c.
a point you click on the artboard
d.
all of the above
 

 12. 

The toolbox contains how many transform tools?
a.
4
b.
5
c.
6
d.
7
 

 13. 

Which of the following letters would be an example of a compound path?
a.
E
b.
G
c.
P
d.
U
 

 14. 

Illustrator refers to a complex compound path as what?
a.
compound shape
b.
shape mode
c.
clipping mask
d.
pathfinder
 

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
 
 
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 15. 

Item 2 in the figure above points to the __________.
 

 

 16. 

Item 1 in the figure above points to the _____________.
 

 

Short Answer
 
 
illustrator4_files/i0220000.jpg
 

 17. 

Identify the tool numbered 1 in the above figure.
 

 18. 

Identify the tool numbered 2 in the above figure.
 

 19. 

If you want to create the effect that a gradient has been applied to a stroke, which command would you use?
 
 
illustrator4_files/i0260000.jpg
 

 20. 

Identify the pathfinder numbered 1 in the above figure.
 

 21. 

Identify the pathfinder numbered 2 in the above figure.
 

 22. 

Identify the pathfinder numbered 6 in the above figure.
 

 23. 

Identify the pathfinder numbered 3 in the above figure.
 

 24. 

Identify the pathfinder numbered 5 in the above figure.
 

 25. 

Identify the pathfinder numbered 4 in the above figure.
 

 26. 

List the transform tools
 

 27. 

Which command creates a copy of a selected path set off by a specified distance?
 

 28. 

Which command do you use to create a hole in an object?
 

 29. 

Give your best definition of what a clipping mask is and what it does.
 

 30. 

When you select an object then click the Free Transform Tool, what is the name of the eight-handled object that appears around the selected object?
 



 
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