1) To start AutoCAD from the desktop, you should ______________ the appropriate

icon (be sure it is the latest version) on the screen.

a. click
Ab. double-click
c. right-click
d. drag

2) The default user interface displayed, and the one that will be used for this
course is referred to as the ________________ workspace.

a. AutoCAD Classic
Ab. Drafting & Annotation
c. 3D Modeling
d. 3D Basics

3) The _______________ holds commonly used commands such as NEW, OPEN, SAVE,
SAVEAS, PLOT, and UNDO. It is easily customized and any favorite commands can be
easily added.

a. Status Bar
b. InfoCenter Toolbar
Ac. Quick Access Toolbar
d. Ribbon

4) The GRID tool can be toggled on and off by

Aa. picking the button on the Status Bar

b. picking the item in the Application Menu
c. picking the button on the Quick Access Toolbar
d. picking the item from the Ribbon

5) The _______________ is where AutoCAD communicates information with the user

during a command sequence.

Aa. Command Prompt Area

b. Workspace Control Box
c. Quick Access Toolbar
d. Ribbon

6) Commands can be started from the

a. Quick Access Toolbar

b. Ribbon
c. Application Menu
Ad. Any of the above

7) Commands and tools on the Ribbon are organized through the use of

a. a numbering system
b. colored bullets
c. boxes and circles
Ad. tabs and panels

8) The large red �A� icon in the upper left corner of the AutoCAD window is
referred to as the ________________ button.

a. Quick Access
b. Start
Ac. Application Menu
d. Window Control

9) Drawings in this course should be created in the ________________ environment.

Aa. Model Space

b. Paper Space
c. Layout Space
d. Open Space

10) The information found in this module on the �User Interface� can be found in
________________ of your text.

Aa. Chapter 1
b. Chapter 2
c. Chapter 3
d. Chapter 4

1) The command to start a new drawing is

a. BEGIN
b. START
c. OPEN
Ad. QNEW

2) When creating a drawing from scratch, you should use the ________________
template for creating a metric drawing.

a. Acad.dwt
Ab. Acadiso.dwt
c. Imperial.dwt
d. Metric.dwt

3) To begin the LINE command, you should

a. Type in �LINE� at the command prompt

b. Type in the alias �L� at the command prompt
c. Pick the LINE command icon in the Ribbon
Ad. Any of the above

4) The LINE and CIRCLE commands are found in the Ribbon�s _______________.

Aa. Draw Panel of the Home Tab

b. Modify Panel of the Home Tab
c. Text Panel of the Annotate Tab
d. Annotation Panel of the Home Tab

5) The Undo and Close options are found in which command?

a. CIRCLE
Ab. LINE
c. OPEN
d. SAVEAS

6) The alias for the CIRCLE command is

Aa. C
b. CIR
c. CIRCLE
d. There is no alias for the CIRCLE command

7) The extension for an AutoCAD drawing file is

a. .bak
Ab. .dwg
c. .dwt
d. .doc

8) The extension for an AutoCAD template file is

a. .bak
b. .dwg
Ac. .dwt
d. .doc

9) If you want to save an open drawing with a different name or in a different

location, you should use the _______________ command.

a. OPEN
b. QSAVE
c. QNEW
Ad. SAVEAS

10) Command options can be accessed during a command sequence by _______________.

a. right clicking and picking the option from the shortcut menu
b. picking the option shown inside square brackets in the command prompt area
c. entering the capital letters of the displayed option name
Ad. Any of the above

1) When using Direct Distance mode to create lines,

Aa. the length of the lines are accurate but the direction may not be
b. the direction of the lines are accurate but the length may not be
c. neither the length of the lines or the direction are accurate
d. only the direction of the line will be accurate

2) When using Direct Distance mode, you should turn on

a. Ortho
b. Polar
c. Grid
Dd. either Ortho or Polar

3) When creating a drawing with only vertical and horizontal lines and you are
using Direct Distance mode, you should turn on _______________ in the Status Bar.

Aa. Ortho
b. Both Polar and Ortho
c. Grid
d. Dynamic Input

4) When creating a drawing with lines that are laid out in even 30 degree
increments and you are using Direct Distance mode, you should turn on
_______________ in the Status Bar with the angle set to 30 degrees.

a. Ortho
Bb. Polar
c. Grid
d. either Ortho or Polar

5) When creating a drawing using Direct Distance mode with polar tracking set to 90
degrees, your lines will only be accurate in the _______________ direction.

a. Up direction
b. Down direction
c. Up and Down directions
Dd. Up, Down, Left and Right directions

6) To accurately utilize Polar Tracking, select the appropriate angle increment and
then ______________ before pressing the ENTER key.

Aa. move your cursor until a tracking line appears

b. type in the appropriate polar coordinate
c. enter the specific angle into a text box
d. select the angle pointer from the dialog box

1) Dynamic Input provides

a. prompts at the cursor location

b. dimensions with distance and angle text boxes
c. automatic relative coordinate input
Dd. All of the above

2) When entering relative coordinates (unless it is the starting coordinate), it is

not necessary to use the _______________ symbol while Dynamic Input is activated.

Aa. @
b. #
c. +
d. <

3) Except for the starting coordinate, you must precede an absolute coordinate with
the _______________ symbol while Dynamic Input is activated.

a. @
Bb. #
c. +
d. <

4) If a drawing is to be completed using mostly absolute coordinates, you will

probably want to turn off ________________ in the Status Bar.

a. Grid
Bb. Dynamic Input
c. Polar Tracking
d. Coordinate Display

5) A common mistake made when using Dynamic Input is to _______

Aa. just move the cursor until the angle value appears in the text box and pick
b. type the angle value into the text box
c. use the CTRL key to activate the angle text box
d. type the distance value into the text box

6) The PLINE command allows you to _______________.

a. create connected segments that act as a single element
b. change the width of the segments
Cc. both answers (a. & b.) are correct
d. both answers (a. & b.) are incorrect

7) The alias for the PLINE command is _______________.

a. P
b. L
Cc. PL
d. PLI

8) PLINE stands for _______________.

a. Point Line
Bb. Polyline
c. Polygon Line
d. Previous Line

9) In a command prompt, options are displayed in square brackets. Default values

are displayed _______________.

a. also in square brackets

Bb. in angle brackets
c. in parentheses
d. in bold print

10) To access options from the screen with Dynamic Input on, you can press the
_______________ key on the keyboard.

a. Ctrl
b. Shift
c. Up Arrow
Dd. Down Arrow

1) _______________ OSNAPS are the ones that are continuously available through the
drawing process.

Aa. Running
b. Override
c. Continuous
d. Standard

2) _______________ OSNAPS are the ones that are only active for one pick.

a. Running
Bb. Override
c. Continuous
d. Standard

3) Override OSNAPS can be activated by _______________.

a. typing the full OSNAP name

b. typing the first 3 letters of the OSNAP name
c. selection from a shortcut menu (CTRL+Right-Click or SHIFT+Right-Click)
Dd. all of the above
4) Running OSNAPS are active except when_______________.

a. the object snap icon is turned off in the Status Bar

b. an Override Object Snap is active
c. Dynamic Input is turned off
Dd. both (a. & b.) are correct

5) The _______________ OSNAP is designed to specifically select point objects.

a. Point
Bb. Node
c. Endpoint
d. Insert

6) The _______________ OSNAP is designed to select the 0, 90, 180, or 270 direction
point on a circle or arc.

Aa. Quadrant
b. Tangent
c. Quarter
d. Node

7) To snap to the endpoint of a line, you _______________.

a. must move your cursor over the OSNAP glyph (symbol) and pick
Bb. should move your cursor over the object until the correct glyph appears and
then pick
c. should double-click the OSNAP glyph once it appears
d. should hover over the OSNAP glyph once it appears

8) To acquire a point you should _______________.

a. double-click it
b. right-click it
Cc. temporarily hover your cursor over it
d. none of the above

9) The _______________ OSNAPs require you to acquire an object or point to utilize

them.

a. Endpoint & Node

b. Tangent & Quadrant
Cc. Extension & Parallel
d. Perpendicular & Intersection

10) The _______________ OSNAP tools allow you to select the midpoint between two
selected points and to reset the �Last Point� for establishing a relative
coordinate.

Aa. M2P & From

b. M2P & Relative
c. Midpoint & From
d. Midpoint & Relative

1) To use Object Snap Tracking, you must _______________.

a. turn on OTRACK (Object Snap Tracking) in the Status Bar

b. turn on OSNAP (Object Snap) in the Status Bar
c. activate the running object snaps that you want to track from
Dd. All of the above

2) To acquire a point to OTRACK from, you _______________.

Aa. temporarily hover your cursor over the object snap

b. temporarily hover your cursor over the object
c. place your cursor over the object snap and pick
d. place your cursor over the object and pick

3) To un-acquire a point you _______________.

Aa. again temporarily hover your cursor over the object snap
b. again temporarily hover your cursor over the object
c. again place your cursor over the object snap and pick
d. You cannot un-acquire an object snap once it is acquired

4) To repeat a command (such as the LINE command) you can _______________.

a. pick in the command prompt area

Bb. right-click in the drawing area and select Repeat LINE from the shortcut menu
c. double-click in the drawing area
d. double-click an existing line

5) To track from an object snap you must have _______________.

a. turned the grid on in the Status Bar

b. activated the appropriate override object snap
Cc. activated the appropriate running object snap
d. All of the above

1) The UNITS command can be activated from the ________________.

Aa. Application Menu

b. Quick Access Toolbar
c. Ribbon
d. Status Bar

2) For AutoCAD to recognize a distance entry such as 16�32�, you must have set the
units to _______________.

a. Decimal
Bb. Architectural or Engineering
c. Architectural or Decimal
d. Fractional or Scientific

3) 32��6.50� is an example of units displayed in _______________ units.

a. Decimal
b. Architectural
Cc. Engineering
d. Scientific

4) If the current units are Architectural and you want to specify a distance of 2
feet, 3 and 3/4 inches, the following would be a valid entry:

a. 2�3-3/4
b. 2�3.75
c. 27.75
Dd. All of the above
5) If the current units are Architectural and you were prompted for a distance
entry, which of the following would be invalid: _______________.

a. 2�3-3/4�
Bb. 2�-3 3/4
c. 27.75
d. 27.75�

6) 1.50 degrees would be equivalent to ________________

a. 1 degree and 50 minutes

b. 1 degree and 30 minutes
c. 90 minutes
Dd. Both answers (b. & c.) are correct

7) _______________ is an example of a valid entry for an angle in Surveyor Units.

a. N35D16�32�S
Bb. n35d16�32�e
c. N35Deg16Min32SecE
d. North35D16�32�South

8) A line drawn with the polar coordinate entry (@234.6<S45DW) would

go_______________.

a. up and to the left

b. up and to the right
Cc. down and to the left
d. down and to the right

9) A line drawn with the polar coordinate entry (@234.6<45D) would

go_______________.

a. up and to the left

Bb. up and to the right
c. down and to the left
d. down and to the right

10) If you are creating a drawing in decimal inches, the Units should be set such
that the Length type is Decimal and the Insertion Scale is _______________.

a. Unitless
Bb. Inches
c. 1
d. None

1) To start the LIMITS command you can ________________.

Aa. enter the command name at the command prompt

b. select the command from the Ribbon
c. enter the command alias �L� at the command prompt
d. All of the above

2) Setting a drawing�s limits can be used to ________________.

a. help prevent the need to immediately zoom-out for creation of a large drawing or
zoom-in for the creation of a small one.
b. help layout a drawing in the available drawing area
c. preset the screen display area for the drawing size and scale
Dd. All of the above

3) After setting the drawing limits, you should perform a ________________

operation.

Aa. ZOOM - All

b. ZOOM - Extents
c. ZOOM - Limits
d. None of the above are required, the LIMIT command automatically zooms

4) A �C� size sheet is ________________.

a. 11� x 8.5�
b. 17� x 11�
Cc. 22� x 17�
d. 34� x 22�

5) An ______________ size metric sheet is similar in dimension to a �B� size sheet.

a. A1
b. A2
Cc. A3
d. A4

6) The scale factor for a 1:10 drawing is ________________.

a. 0.1
b. 1
Cc. 10
d. 100

7) To set the drawing limits, there are two things you must know, ________________.

a. the drawing name and scale

Bb. the drawing scale factor and sheet size
c. the sheet size and drawing name
d. the reciprocal of the scale fraction and the object�s starting coordinate

8) Half scale is the same as a scale of ________________.

a. 1:1
Bb. 1:2
c. 2:1
d. 4:1

9) If you wanted to draw an object with a diameter of 24 inches on an �A� size

sheet, which scale would you select? ________________.

a. 1:1
b. 1:2
Cc. 1:4
d. 4:1

10) For a drawing that will be laid out on a �B� size sheet at a scale of 1:2, what
should you set the upper limit to? ________________.

a. 17,11
b. 22,17
c. 8.5,5.5
Dd. 34,22

1) Grid and Snap settings are made in the _______________ dialog box.

a. Grid and Snap

b. Line Spacing
Cc. Drafting Settings
d. Limits

2) The ______ is used to display lines or dots on the drawing to aid you in
visualizing the spacing and distances for drawing objects.

Aa. Grid tool

b. Snap tool
c. Display tool
d. Limits tool

3) The Grid X spacing and Y spacing_______________.

a. must be set to the same value

b. must match the Snap X spacing and Y spacing
Cc. are often the same but can be set differently
d. Both answers (a. & b.) are correct

4) In Model Space, the grid by default will display in the entire screen area. To
only display the grid within the limit settings, you should_______.

a. check �Display grid beyond Limits�

Bb. remove check from �Display grid beyond Limits�
c. check �Adaptive grid�
d. remove check from �Adaptive grid�

5) If your Grid X spacing and Y spacing are set to 0.1 and your Major Line setting
is set to 5, the major lines will appear every_______________.

a. 5 inches
b. inch
Cc. half inch
d. quarter inch

1) _______________ lines are drawn with a thick line weight.

a. Center and Hidden

b. Object and Center
c. Cutting Plane and Hidden
Dd. Object and Cutting Plane

2) The difference between a Center line and a Phantom line is that a Center
line_______________.

a. has larger dashes

Bb. only has one short dash while a Phantom line has two short dashes
c. has two short dashes while a Phantom line only has one short dash
d. has a �zigzag� symbol added

3) The purpose of a(n) _______________ line is to identify the centers of

symmetrical objects such as cylinders and holes.
Aa. Center
b. Object
c. Hidden
d. Extension

4) In a dimension, the _______________ line indicates direction and length while

the ______________ line provides a means to locate a dimension away from the object
into a clear area.

Aa. Dimension, Extension

b. Extension, Dimension
c. Section, Cutting Plane
d. Dimension, Object

5) The _______________ line indicates where an object will be visually sliced to

expose interior detail while the _______________ lines identify the surfaces that
would be cut by the slice.

a. Center, Hidden
b. Dimension, Phantom
c. Section, Cutting Plane
D2d. Cutting Plane, Section

1) The file extension that AutoCAD uses for a template file is _______________.

a. .dwg
Bb. .dwt
c. .tem
d. .tpl

2) The type of things that are often set up in templates include _______________.

a. Layers
b. Units
c. Grid and Snap
Dd. All of the above

3) The Windows convention for selecting multiple objects individually is to hold

down the CTRL key. To select a continuous list of objects, select the first item
from the list, hold down the _______________ key and then select the last item in
the list.

a. ALT
b. CTRL
Cc. SHIFT
d. TAB

4) The scale factor for a scale of 1/2"=1�-0� is _______________.

a. 2
b. 12
Cc. 24
d. 48

5) When you want to start a new drawing using a template file, you should use the
_______________ command.

a. OPEN
Bb. QNEW
c. QSAVE
d. START

1) The following is a list of typical Mechanical scales:_______________

Aa. 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 2:1, and 4:1

b. 1�=10�, 1�=400� and 1�=5000�
c. 1�=1�-0�, 1/4"=1�-0� and 1/8�=1�-0�
d. None of the above

2) The scale labeled �16� on the Architectural scale indicates that _______________

a. 16 inches equals 1 foot

Bb. each inch is divided into 16 parts
c. the scale is 1:16
d. None of the above

3) The scale labeled �1/8� on the Architectural scale indicates that

_______________ (choose the best answer).

a. the scale is 1:8

b. each inch is divided into 8 parts
c. the scale is 1/8�=1/8�
Dd. the scale is 1/8"=1�-0�

4) The scale 1/4"=1�-0� is the same as_______________

a. 1:4
b. 1/4
c. 1:12
Dd. 1:48

5) You should use a(n) _______________ scale to lay out lines at a scale of
1�=500�.

a. Architectural
b. Engineering (10)
Cc. Engineering (50)
d. Mechanical

6) You should use the _______________ scale to lay out lines at a scale of 1:1 that
is given in millimeters.

a. Architectural
Bb. Combination
c. Engineering (10)
d. Engineering (50)

7) There are _______________ millimeters in an inch.

a. 2.54
Bb. 25.4
c. 254
d. 100

8) If you want to create an architectural drawing of a small building that measures

12� x 8� on a �B� size sheet, you should use the following scale: _______________.

a. 1:2
b. 1�=10�
Cc. 1�=1�-0�
d. 1/2�=1�-0�

9) If you want to create a mechanical drawing of the gear in a wrist watch, which
of the following scales would be the most appropriate? _______________

a. 1:1
b. 1:10
c. 1:100
Dd. 10:1

10) In AutoCAD you draw objects at _______________ and then zoom in or out to show
the object at the appropriate scale. For a manual drawing you should draw objects
at an appropriate scaled size.

a. a scaled size
Bb. their real world size
c. any size
d. their scale factor size