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Color Theory

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

Complementary colors are

a)

next to each other on the color wheel

b)

mixture of all of the colors

c)

across the color wheel from each other

2.

Analogous colors are

a)

Next to each other on the color wheel

b)

Across from each other on the color wheel

c)

A mixture of all of the colors

d)

None of the above

3.

Color is a very general term used to describe every hue, tint, tone, or shade we can see. Hue refers to the dominant color family. Hue refers to the origin of the colors we can see.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

How would you describe the color pallet used in this self portrait by Gauguin?

a)

primary color

b)

triadic color

c)

analogous color

d)

warm color

5.

only primary colors are used in this painting by Frank Stella.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh Mostly uses:

a)

analogous color

b)

complementary color

c)

warm color

d)

cool color

7.

Secondary colors are purple(violet) , orange and green

a)

true

b)

false

8.

An example of tertiary colors are

a)

red-violet

b)

red-green

c)

red-blue

d)

blue-yellow

9.

Music by Henri Matisse is an example of

a)

primary color

b)

secondary color

c)

warm color

d)

cool color

10.

this is called

a)

color spectrum

b)

color circle

c)

color wheel

d)

color pallet

11.

Cool colors are:

a)

red, orange, yellow

b)

green, violet, blue

c)

black, gray, white

d)

blue, blue-green, orange

12.

What is an example of a set of complementary colors

a)

red & green

b)

green & red-orange

c)

red orange & red

d)

red & violet

13.

What are these colors called

a)

complementary

b)

primary

c)

secondary

d)

tertiary

14.

what are these colors called

a)

complementary

b)

primary

c)

secondary

d)

tertiary

15.

Chroma is another word for the color saturation. In other words, the intensity or lack of intensity of the color.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

Monochromatic is

a)

The use of one hue in a work of art

b)

the use of multiple colors

c)

The use of a color and it's complementary color in a work of art

d)

The use of no color in a work of art

17.

This is an example of a ________ painting

a)

monochromatic

b)

complementary

18.

Which color scheme formula selects three colors that are spaced evenly around the color wheel?

a)

complementary

b)

split complementary

c)

triadic

d)

tertiary

19.

Which color scheme formula selects colors that are across from each other on the color wheel?

a)

complementary

b)

split complementary

c)

triadic

d)

analogous

20.

Which color scheme formula selects three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel?

a)

complementary

b)

split complementary

c)

analogous

d)

triadic

21.

Autumn Rhythm by Jackson Pollock uses split complementary colors

a)

true

b)

false