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  1. Which brush type lets you stretch a piece of artwork along the length of a path, scaling it to fit?

    Answer: Art Brush

    An Art Brush stretches a single piece of artwork evenly along the entire path.

  2. What does the Scatter Brush do when applied to a path?

    Answer: Disperses copies of artwork along and around the path

    A Scatter Brush scatters multiple copies of an object along the path with adjustable spacing and rotation.

  3. Which brush is best for simulating natural media strokes that vary with pressure on a graphics tablet?

    Answer: Bristle Brush

    The Bristle Brush simulates painting with a natural bristle brush and responds to tablet pressure and tilt.

  4. A Pattern Brush can use separate tiles for which parts of a path?

    Answer: Side, start, end, and corner tiles

    Pattern Brushes support side, start, end, outer corner, and inner corner tiles.

  5. What happens to existing strokes when you edit a brush definition and choose 'Apply to Strokes'?

    Answer: All strokes using that brush update

    Choosing 'Apply to Strokes' updates every existing path that uses that brush.

  6. Which Calligraphic Brush setting makes stroke width respond to stylus pressure?

    Answer: Pressure

    Setting the diameter variation to Pressure ties stroke width to tablet pressure.

  7. To turn a brushed path into editable vector shapes you would use which command?

    Answer: Object > Expand Appearance

    Object > Expand Appearance converts the applied brush into editable vector objects.