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CMY and RGB Color Theory Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens when red, green, and blue light are combined in additive color mixing?

a)

Black light

b)

Purple light

c)

Yellow light

d)

White light

2.

Explain how additive color mixing is used in electronic displays such as TVs and computer monitors.

a)

Additive color mixing combines orange, purple, and pink light to create a wide range of colors.

b)

Additive color mixing combines black, white, and gray light to create a wide range of colors.

c)

Additive color mixing combines yellow, magenta, and cyan light to create a wide range of colors.

d)

Additive color mixing combines red, green, and blue light to create a wide range of colors.

3.

What are the primary colors in additive color mixing?

a)

Red, Green, and Blue

b)

Yellow, Green, Blue

c)

Black, White, Gray

d)

Red, Yellow, Purple

4.

What happens when cyan, magenta, and yellow pigments are combined in subtractive color mixing?

a)

White

b)

Red

c)

Black

d)

Blue

5.

How is subtractive color mixing used in printing and painting?

a)

By using only black and white colors

b)

By mixing colors using light instead of pigments

c)

By using the same color pigments to create new colors

d)

By combining different color pigments to create new colors.

6.

What are the secondary colors in subtractive color mixing?

a)

Red, Green, Blue

b)

Black, White, Gray

c)

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow

d)

Purple, Orange, Green

7.

What are the primary colors in the RGB color model?

a)

Yellow, Magenta, Cyan

b)

Black, White, Gray

c)

Red, Green, Blue

d)

Purple, Orange, Pink

8.

How are secondary colors created in the RGB color model?

a)

By adding black to a primary color

b)

By subtracting white from a primary color

c)

By using a single primary color

d)

By mixing two primary colors together.

9.

What are the primary colors in subtractive color mixing?

a)

Red, Green, and Blue

b)

Yellow, Magenta, Cyan

c)

Black, White, Gray

d)

Orange, Purple, Pink

10.

What happens when red, green, and blue pigments are combined in additive color mixing?

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Yellow

d)

Blue

11.

How are tertiary colors created in the RGB color model?

a)

By adding black to a secondary color

b)

By subtracting white from a secondary color

c)

By using a single secondary color

d)

By mixing a primary color and a secondary color together.

12.

A hue can also be known as

a)

Shade

b)

Tint

c)

Color

d)

Tone

13.

What do you add to a hue to create a shade?

a)
white
b)
brown
c)
gray
d)
black
14.

Complementary colors are (a)   on the color wheel.

15.

A tint adds what to a color?

a)

gray

b)

white

c)

black

d)

the complement color

16.

Did you learn something new about color in this lesson that you did not know before?

a)

No! I was bored can wait for the weekend.

b)

Yeah it was ok.

c)

Yes it was good information.

17.

What are these colors called?

a)

Primary colors

b)

Complementary colors

c)

Tertiary colors

d)

Secondary colors