Level 2 quiz

1. Which one is NOT a vaild type of unit?

Architectural
Decimal
Open
Metric

2. What do you NOT need to consider when starting a CAD drawing?

If you can draw it
If you have enough paper
If you have all the measurements needed
If AutoCAD is installed on your computer

3. Which layer(s) will you most likely need?

At least one for the objects
Text
Dimension
All of the above

4. What can be contained in a template drawing?

Layers
Test Styles
Dimension Styles
All of the above

5. To invoke the Zoom command transparently, type:

'Z
> Z
: Z
" Z

6. Which is not a valid Zoom option?

Zoom Extents
Zoom Previous
Zoom Next
Zoom Window

7. Panning allows you to...

Minimize the drawing
See all of the drawing at once
Close in on a small area
Move around the drawing at the same scale

8. Why should you use the Zoom tools?

To be more accurate
To be faster
To make your life easier
All of the above

9. What can you type in to see the Text Styles dialog box?

Text
Textstyles
TS
ST

10. What can be a problem with using True Type fonts?

They can slow down the drawing
Other users may not have the same fonts
They can be tougher to format
All of the above

11. Why should you not use the standard TXT font?

It's ugly
It looks unprofessional
It can be difficult to read
All of the above

12. When you are defining a Test Style, should you adjust the height?

Always
Never
Only if you really know what you're doing
Sometimes

13. When you are in Paper Space (layout) what do you draw to see your model?

A window
A box
A rectangle
A viewport

14. What's the easiest way to know if you are in paper space /layout mode?

Zoom out
Ask someone
Look for the triangular icon
Try printing

15. What command do you use to scale a viewport?

Scale
VPscale
Print
Zoom

16. Should you modify your model in Paper Space / Layout Mode?

Never
Always
Yes, because I like to learn bad habits
Only when I'm being lazy

17. What is an advantage to using blocks in your drawing?

It keeps file size down
They are easier to modify
They can contain attributes
All of the above

18. When creating a block, what don't you need to do?

Give it a name
Select the objects
Add Attributes

Pick a base point

19. Once you create a block can you change it?

You can redefine it
Never
Only if you didn't name it
You can only resize (scale) it

20. What command do you use to write a block to a separate file?

Blockwrite
Wblock
You cannot write a block to a disk
Writer's Block

21. Which item isn't part of an attribute?

Scale
Tag
Value
Prompt

22. What is a block attribute??

Plain Text
A number that identifies each block
Non-graphical innformation about the object
A random number generated by AutoCAD

23. What can you do with block attributes?

Display them in the drawing
Export them to another program
Use them in custom programs, like for a bill of materials
All of the above

24. When are attributes displayed in the drawing?

Never
Always
They are turned on and off using the Attdisp command
They are turned on and off using the Dispatt command

25. Can a polyline be given a variable width?

No
Only in certain drawings
Only in AutoCAD 2004
Yes, whenever you command it

26. Can different polylines be joined together?

Yes
No
Only if they have arcs
Not if they have arcs

27. What command allows you to edit a poyline?

PLedit
Pedit
You cannot edit poylines once they have been drawn
Editpoly

28. Can a polyline be left open?

Never
Always
Sometimes
Only if it has an arc

29. Once a Hatch is drawn, can you edit it?

No
Only in certain drawings
Only in AutoCAD 2004
Yes, using the Hatchedit command

30. If you hatch an area and cant see it clearly...

You must start over
AutoCAD is locked up
The scale may be wrong
You used the wrong colour

31. What is the best colour for a solid hatch?

Black
White
Light Grey
It doesn't matter

32. If the hatch didn't work at all...

You used the wrong colour
The scale was wrong
There was an opening in the area you selected
Hatches always work fine

1. Open
2. If you have enough paper
3. All of the above
4. All of the above
5. 'Z
6. Zoom Next
7. Move around the drawing at the same scale
8. All of the above
9. ST
10. All of the above
11. All of the above
12. Only if you really know what you're doing
13. A viewport
14. Look for the triangular icon
15. Zoom
16. Never
17. All of the above
18. Add Attributes
19. You can redefine it
20. Wblock
21. Scale
22. Non-graphical innformation about the object
23. All of the above
24. They are turned on and off using the Attdisp command
25. Yes, whenever you command it
26. Yes
27. Pedit
28. Sometimes
29. Yes, using the Hatchedit command
30. The scale may be wrong
31. White
32. There was an opening in the area you selected