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COLOR THEORY BGD/BGDA TEST 2

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Complimentary Colors are colors that are _________ on the color wheel. 
a)
adjacent
b)
neighbors
c)
opposite
d)
dark
2.
Color Scheme
Red, Red-Orange, Orange, Yellow-Orange, and Yellow are an example of an __________ color scheme. 
a)
Mononchromatic
b)
Complimentary 
c)
Analogous
d)
Split Complimentary 
3.
If an object is yellow, then is the object absorbing or reflecting yellow?
a)
absorbing
b)
reflecting
c)
both
d)
neither
4.
Which one IS an example of a tint?
a)
navy blue
b)
baby blue
c)
purple
d)
yellow
5.
How do you make an intermediate color?
a)
Mixing primary colors together
b)
Mixing secondary colors together
c)
Mixing primary and secondary colors together
d)
Mixing the complementary colors together
6.
What is the definition of a shade?
a)
Any color plus black
b)
Any color plus white
c)
Any color plus gray
d)
Umbrella
7.
What is NOT an example of a set of complementary colors?
a)
yellow and purple
b)
green and blue
c)
red and green
d)
orange and blue
8.
Which one is an example of a shade?
a)
baby blue
b)
navy blue
c)
pink
d)
black
9.
What is the definition of a tint?
a)
Any color plus black
b)
Any color plus white
c)
Any color plus gray
d)
Any color plus silver
10.
What is a color wheel?
a)
A pre-historic circular cave drawing
b)
art that is a circular diagram or design
c)
a yin-yang symbol
d)
geometric art
11.
What is true about the arrangement of colors on a color wheel?
a)
warm colors and cool colors are placed randomly
b)
all of the colors between red and yellow can be made by mixing red and yellow together
c)
all of the colors between green and purple can be made by mixing green and purple together
d)
secondary colors are placed next to primary colors
12.
what are primary colors?
a)
colors used in elementary school
b)
basic colors that are mixed from other colors
c)
3 hues from which all other colors are mixed
13.
what are complementary colors?
a)
colors that look nice together
b)
colors next to each other on the color wheel
c)
colors opposite each other on the color wheel
14.
What is special about complementary pairs of colors (for example, red + green)?
a)
a complementary color mutes the opposite color without tinting or shading
b)
they mix together to make a shade
c)
they are next to each other on the color wheel
15.
when shading a color, what is added to the original hue?
a)
more of the same color to make it darker
b)
grey
c)
black
d)
the complementary color
16.

What are these called?

a)

Tertiary Colours

b)

Secondary Colours

c)

Primary Colours

17.

Saturation makes colour appear:

a)

more subtle or more vibrant

b)

changes colour

c)

makes it darker

d)

makes it lighter

18.

Monochromatic colour scheme uses:

a)

1 colour

b)

2 colours

c)

3 colours

d)

4 colours

19.

A non-saturated color is

a)

not very bright

b)

dry

c)

grey

d)

black

20.

Hue is another name for

a)

a funny laugh

b)

colour

c)

a type of print ink

d)

highlight

21.

Analogous colours are

a)

Opposite each other in the colour wheel

b)

Equidistant from each other in the colour wheel

c)

Next to each other in the colour wheel

d)

Not on the colour wheel

22.

Red, blue and yellow are an example of what colour scheme?

a)

Split-complimentary

b)

Triad

c)

Monochromatic

d)

Tetradic

23.

HSB stands for

a)

Hue, saturation, brilliance

b)

Hay, saturation, brightness

c)

Hue, sensitivity, brightness

d)

Hue, saturation, brightness

24.

Colour theory states that monochromatic colors are:

a)

Opposite to each other on the colour wheel

b)

Beside each other on the colour wheel

c)

All different shades or values of the same colour

d)

None of the above

25.

A tetradic colour scheme involves:

a)

2 colours

b)

3 colours

c)

4 colours

d)

5 colours

26.
What is NOT an example of a set of complementary colors?
a)
yellow and purple
b)
green and blue
c)
red and green
d)
orange and blue
27.
Color Scheme
Which color scheme is represented in this drawing?
a)
Monochromatic
b)
Analogous
c)
Cool
d)
Complimentary 
28.
Color Scheme
Which color scheme is represented in this painting? 
a)
Analogous
b)
Complimentary
c)
Monochromatic
d)
Warm
29.
What color scheme does "The Old Guitartist" by Pablo Picasso represent?
a)
monochromatic colors
b)
analagous colors
c)
tertiary colors
d)
secondary colors
30.
This image uses what color scheme
a)
Analogous
b)
Warm
c)
Neutral
d)
Secondary
31.
What color scheme is represented by this painting? Choose the best answer. 
a)
purple and yellow
b)
complementary
c)
analogous
d)
monochromatic
32.
Paul Klee's painting titled, A Gate, uses what color scheme
a)
Complementary
b)
Hue
c)
Monochromatic
d)
Space
33.

This is an example of what color scheme?

a)

Primary Colors

b)

Secondary Colors

c)

Complementary Colors

d)

Analogous Colors

34.

This picture is an example of _____________________.

a)

Secondary Colors

b)

Primary Colors

c)

Analogous Colors

d)

Monochromatic Colors

35.

This is an example of a _____________ color scheme painting.

a)

Cool

b)

Monochromatic

c)

Warm

d)

Analogous

36.

This painting is an example of what color scheme?

a)

Complementary

b)

Warm

c)

Cool

d)

Analogous

37.

This is an example of _________________.

a)

Complementary colors

b)

Tertiary colors

c)

Primary Colors

d)

Secondary colors

38.
a monochromatic work of art contains the following colors?
a)
three colors next to one another on the color wheel
b)
one color plus tints and shades of that color
c)
one color plus one complement
d)
all cool colors
39.

The color combination of green, red-orange, and red-violet is an example of a(n)

a)

Monochromatic color scheme

b)

Achromatic color scheme

c)

Complimentary color scheme

d)

Split Complementary color scheme

40.

A color scheme that uses any three colors that are equally distanced apart on the color wheel is

a)

Triadic

b)

Split-complementary

c)

Analogous

d)

Complementary

41.

Complementary colors include:

a)

orange and yellow, blue and green, red and orange

b)

red and orange, yellow and green, blue and violet

c)

violet and red, yellow and red, green and orange

d)

blue and orange, red and green, yellow and violet

42.

The strength of a color refers to:

a)

the tone

b)

the intensity

c)

the level

d)

the porosity

43.
Reds, Yellows, and Oranges depict feelings of heat, passion, and intensity. These colors are also known as:
a)
Cool Colors
b)
Primary Colors
c)
Secondary Colors
d)
Warm Colors
44.

“one color” and it’s value

a)

Monochromatic

b)

Hue

c)

Chroma

d)

Warm

45.

A single color plus its tints and shades is considered to create a.....

a)

Monochromatic color scheme

b)

Neutral color scheme

c)

Analogous color scheme

d)

Complementary color scheme

46.

A triad color scheme is formed using

a)

Three colors side-by-side on the color wheel

b)

2 colors that are equally distant from each other on the color wheel

c)

4 colors that are equally distant from each other on the color wheel

d)

3 colors that are equally distant from each other on the color wheel

47.

What type of color wheel is this

a)

Split Complimentary

b)

Complimentary

c)

Harmonious

48.

What painting is the best example of monochromatic color scheme?

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.

What painting is the best example of primary colors?

a)
b)
c)
d)
50.

This color scheme recedes from you.

a)

monochromatic

b)

cool

c)

neutral

d)

warm