Illustrator Semester Exam Study Guide

What should you do if you don’t see the size of a rectangle as you draw it?

• Turn on Shape Guides

• Turn on Smart Guides

• Double-click inside the shape

• Get new glasses

The outline of an object is created by the:

• Strip

• Fill

• Stroke

• Swatch

What controls the shape of a path in Illustrator?

• Anchor Widgets

• Pen Tool Points

• Anchor Points

• Shape Widgets

What can an object be aligned to in Illustrator?

• An artboard

• A key object

• Another Object

• All of these are correct

To reset the Essentials workspace to the default panel locations you can:

• Choose New Workspace from the Workplace Switcher

• Choose Window > Reset Workspace > Essentials

• Choose Window > Workspace > Reset Essentials

• All of these are correct

How many artboards does Illustrator allow for within a single file?

• Only one

• Up to 1000

• Up to 25

• As many as you’d like

What are shapes composed of?

• Anchor points with Strokes connecting them all

• Corner points with lines connecting them to each other

• Anchor points with Paths connecting them

• Path points with Anchor lines connecting them

Which option should you use to draw a perfect circle?

• The ellipse tool while pressing the Shift key

• The ellipse tool while pressing the Alt (windows) or Option (mac) key

• The circle tool while pressing the Shift key

• The rectangle tool and then round the edges

Where is the scissors tool located?

• Under the eraser tool

• Under the zoom tool

• Under the selection tool

• Under the pencil tool

How can you make the Knife tool cut in a straight line when you click and drag?

• You can’t make the knife tool cut in a straight line

• The knife tool automatically cuts in a straight line

• Press and hold the Option (mac) or Alt (windows) key

• Press and hold the Option + Shift (mac) or Alt + Shift (windows) key