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Color Theory Quiz

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is color theory?

a)

The science and art of using color

b)

The study of how colors mix and match

c)

The study of how humans perceive color

d)

All of the above

2.

Which colors are considered primary colors?

a)

Red, Yellow, Green

b)

Blue, Green, Purple

c)

Red, Yellow, Blue

d)

Orange, Green, Purple

3.

What are secondary colors?

a)

Colors created by adding two primary colors together

b)

Colors created by adding one primary and one secondary color together

c)

Colors created by adding three primary colors together

d)

Colors created by adding one primary and one tertiary color together

4.

What are tertiary colors?

a)

Colors created by adding two primary colors together

b)

Colors created by adding one primary and one secondary color together

c)

Colors created by adding three primary colors together

d)

Colors created by adding one primary and one tertiary color together

5.

What is the purpose of a color wheel?

a)

To determine what two colors will create when added together

b)

To map out color scheme rules for pairing colors aesthetically

c)

To neutralize and tone down vibrant colors

d)

All of the above

6.

How many colors or spaces are there between each primary color

For example; how many colors or spaces are between Red and Yellow.

a)

1 Space/Color

b)

2 Spaces/Colors

c)

3 Spaces/Colors

d)

No Spaces/Colors

7.

Label the primary colors

8.

Label the secondary colors

9.

Label the Tertiary Colors

10.

According to Josef Albers, color is considered ________?

a)

Relative

b)

Definitive

c)

Reliable

11.

Match the following Color Scheme Rules to the colors that match the color scheme rule

a)

1.

Monochromatic Color Scheme

b)

2.

Complimentary Color Scheme

c)

3.

Triadic Color Scheme

d)

4.

Split Complementary Color Scheme

e)

5.

Analogous Color Scheme

12.

To create a tint, you add what value to the base color?

What value is being added to the teal?

a)

White

b)

Gray

c)

Black

13.

To create a tone, you add what value to the base color?

What value is being added to the teal?

a)

White

b)

Gray

c)

Black

14.

To create a shade of a color, you add what value to the base color?

What value is being added to the teal?

a)

White

b)

Gray

c)

Black

15.

To Tint a color is to add what value to the color

(a)  

16.

To Shade a color is to add what value to the color

(a)  

17.

To Tone a color is to add what value to the color

(a)  

18.

Why do we combine two complimentary colors together? What does it do?

a)

To make brown

b)

To neutralize or darken a color

c)

Because Art

d)

Josef Albers told me to

19.

What is the effect of complementary colors when placed next to each other?

a)

They neutralize each other

b)

They enhance each other's brightness

c)

They create a monochromatic effect

d)

They create a dull effect

20.

What happens when you add black to a color?

a)

It becomes a shade

b)

It becomes a tint

c)

It becomes a tone

21.

What happens when you add White to a color?

a)

It becomes a shade

b)

It becomes a tint

c)

It becomes a tone

22.

What happens when you add Gray to a color?

a)

It becomes a shade

b)

It becomes a tint

c)

It becomes a tone

23.

What is an analogous color?

a)

A color that is opposite to another on the color wheel

b)

A color that is next to another on the color wheel

c)

A color that is the same as another on the color wheel

d)

A color that is a shade of another on the color wheel

24.

Organize these options into the right categories

Categorize the following

Red

Orange

Yellow

Green

Blue

Purple/Violet

Vermillion (Red Orange)

Amber (Yellow Orange)

Teal (Blue Green)

Indigo (Blue Purple/Violet)

Chartreuse (Yellow Green)

Magenta (Red Purple/Violet)

Warm Colors
Cool Colors
25.

A monochromatic color scheme utilizes colors and ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
tones
tints
shades
values
26.

What color scheme rule is primarily used in this image?

a)

b)

Analogous color scheme

c)

Triadic color scheme

d)

Monochromatic color scheme

27.

What color scheme rule is primarily used in this image?

a)

b)

Analogous color scheme

c)

Triadic color scheme

d)

Monochromatic color scheme

28.

What color scheme rule is primarily used in this painting?

a)

b)

Analogous color scheme

c)

Triadic color scheme

d)

Monochromatic color scheme

29.

What color scheme rule is primarily used in this painting?

a)

b)

Analogous color scheme

c)

Triadic color scheme

d)

Monochromatic color scheme

30.

An analogous color scheme contains colors that are...​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
next to one another on the color wheel
across from one another on the color wheel
made by tinting and shading one hue
three colors equally spaced on the color wheel
31.

A Complementary color scheme contains colors that are...​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
next to one another on the color wheel
made by tinting and shading one hue
three colors equally spaced on the color wheel
across from one another on the color wheel
32.

A Triadic color scheme contains colors that are...​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
next to one another on the color wheel
made by tinting and shading one hue
three colors equally spaced on the color wheel
across from one another on the color wheel
33.

A Monochromatic color scheme contains colors that are...​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
next to one another on the color wheel
three colors equally spaced on the color wheel
across from one another on the color wheel
made from tinting and shading one hue
34.

A split complimentary color scheme contains colors that are...​

a)

next to one another on the color wheel

b)

across from one another and split

c)

three colors equally spaced apart on the color wheel

d)

across from one another

35.

A Tetradic color scheme contains colors that are...​

a)

next to one another on the color wheel

b)

across from one another and split

c)

three colors equally spaced

d)

In a square on the color wheel

36.

Drag each color to it's complementary color

Categorize the following

Orange

Purple/Violet

Green

Blue
Yellow
Red
37.

Drag each color to it's complementary color

Categorize the following

Red

Yellow

Blue

Green
Purple/Violet
Orange
38.

Organize the colors into the right categories!

Categorize the following

Red/Rojo

Yellow/Amarillo

Blue/Azul

Orange/Naranja

Purple/Violet/Morada

Green/Verde

Magenta (Red Violet/Purple)

Indigo (Blue Violet/Purple)

Chartreuse (Yellow Green)

Vermillion (Red Orange)

Amber (Yellow Orange)

Primary Colors
Secondary Colors
Tertiary Colors
39.

A (a)   is a pure color

40.

A (a)   is a pure color plus white

41.

A (a)   is a pure color plus Black

42.

A (a)   is a pure color plus Gray

43.

_______ is commonly used interchangeably with the word color.

a)

Primary

b)

Hue

c)

Mood

d)

Neutral

44.

The value of a hue is determined by adding white to create a tint, black to create a ___________, or gray to create a tone.

a)

tint

b)

intensity

c)

gray

d)

shade

45.

Do you shiver when you’re in a light blue space? Fan yourself in a room full of red? Don’t worry — there’s a scientific reason why. Colors are indelibly tied to natural elements like fire, water, sky, evoking certain responses just as if you were seeing and experiencing it firsthand. What word is being described here?

a)

intensity

b)

saturation

c)

mood

d)

secondary

46.

This is an example of a _____________ color scheme painting.

a)

Cool

b)

Monochromatic

c)

Warm

d)

Analogous

47.

RED + BLUE =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

​ (a)   and ​ (b)   can be mixed together to create the color Amber

Choose from the below words
Yellow
Orange
Red
Green
Blue
Purple/Violet
49.

​ ​ (a)   and ​ ​ (b)   can be mixed together to create the color Magenta

Choose from the below words
Red
Green
Blue
Purple/Violet
Yellow
Orange
50.

​ ​ (a)   and ​ ​ ​ (b)   can be mixed together to create the color Vermillion

Choose from the below words
Red
Green
Blue
Yellow
Orange
Purple/Violet
51.

​ ​ ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   can be mixed together to create the color Indigo​

Choose from the below words
Green
Blue
Yellow
Purple/Violet
Red
Orange
52.

​ ​ ​ (a)   and ​ ​ (b)   can be mixed together to create the color Teal​

Choose from the below words
Green
Blue
Yellow
Red
Orange
Purple/Violet
53.

​ ​ ​ (a)   and ​ ​ ​ ​ (b)   can be mixed together to create the color Chartreuse​

Choose from the below words
Green
Blue
Yellow
Purple/Violet
Red
Orange
54.

BLUE + YELLOW =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)
55.

YELLOW + RED =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)
56.

Warm colors ​ (a)   forward in a composition and cool colors ​ (b)   back into a composition.

Choose from the below words
advance
recede
bald
procede