QUIZ ON COLOR THEORY
Multiple Choice:
Circle the correct letter in each statement.

1. What is color theory?
2. An understanding of color problems
3. An understanding of how colors mix and their virtual impact
4. An understanding of how to create harmonious color combinations
5. All of the above
6. What helps an artist visualize color relationships?
7. Mixing different pigments
8. Color wheels
9. A good pair of glasses
10. Color wheels were once called:
11. Color spirals
12. Color blocks
13. Color circles
14. Ancient scholars believed colors came from nature and included the following elements:
15. Fire, air, water
16. Fire, air, earth
17. Fire, air, water, earth
18. The first scientist to reveal the true nature of color was:
19. Sir Isaac Newton
20. Leonardo da Vinci
21. Aristotle
22. Primary colors are:
23. Red, blue, orange
24. Red, blue, purple
25. Red, blue, yellow
26. Secondary colors are:
27. Green, yellow, red
28. Blue, red, yellow
29. Green, purple, orange
30. Intermediate colors are:
31. Blue-violet, red-orange
32. Blue-green, red-violet, yellow-orange
33. (a) and (b)
34. The warm colors are:
35. Yellow, yellow-orange, orange
36. Red-orange, red, red-violet
37. (a) and (b)

1. The cool colors are:
2. Yellow-green, green, blue-green
3. Blue, blue-violet, violet
4. (a) and (b)
5. Warm colors in a picture:
6. Appear near
7. Appear far
8. Makes no difference to the eye
9. Cool colors in a picture:
10. Makes no difference to the eye
11. Appear far
12. Appear near
13. Color circles and color wheels are:
14. Different reference tools for color theory
15. Same reference tools for color
16. Not reference tools for color theory
17. Artists paint with:
18. Light colors
19. Pigment colors
20.  Nature colors
21. White light comes from:
22. The moon
23. The sun
24. The stars
25. A prism is:
26. A black form that colors whatever is viewed through it
27. A transparent body that is used to deviate or disperse a beam of light
28. A decorative piece of glass

True or False:
Read the statement and write T for true or F for false.

1. An understanding of color theory is only necessary for artists. __________
2. Pastel shades are made by mixing black with color. _________
3. Color pigments come from natural substances, such as minerals and earth. __________
4. Black and white pigments only come from manufactured materials. __________
5. To make a gray tone, it is easier to add a little white at a time to black. __________
6. Color circles have always been circular. __________
7. A contrasting color for red is orange. __________
8. When all three primaries are mixed together, you get the brightest color. __________
9. Colors can only be mixed on paper, palette, or some other surface. __________
10. Darker colors are weaker than lighter colors. __________

ANSWERS TO QUIZ

Multiple Choice:

1. D
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. C
9. C
10. C
11. A
12. B
13. B
14. B
15. B
16. B

True or False:

1. False (Other professions study color theory.)
2. False (White is mixed to make pastels.)
3. True
4. False (They come from nature.)
5. False (Add a little black at a time to white.)
6. False (They have been composed in a variety of shapes.)
7. False (It is green.)
8. False (You get a neutral or brown.)
9. False (They can be mixed optically.)
10. False (Darker colors are stronger.)