Lesson 1.4 Quiz

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The term used for referring to each of the basic colors of the spectrum is ________.

hue

A color that is lighter than its basic hue is known as a tint. A color that is darker than its basic hue is called a ________.

shade

When a color is associated with hot or cold we refer to this as color ________.

temperature

This is the most vivid element of art and design A. color B. value C. shape D. line

A. Color

This object can be used to separate white light into the colors of the spectrum. A. color wheel B. prism C. electromagnet D. color chart

A. Color wheel

The French artist Georges Seurat employed a new technique to create a jewel-like diffusion of light and vibration of color in his work The Circus. This type of painting, made up of small dots of color, is known as A. Pointillism B. Impressionism C. Fauvism D. Pop art

A. Pointillism

The artist Vasily Kandinsky advocated the use of primary colors, which cannot be mixed from any other color combination. A. True B. False

A. True

The traditional "artist's" primary colors are red, yellow, and blue. A. True B. False

A. True

An artwork that uses many hues but only one value is called monochromatic. A. True B. False

B. False

Because additive color mixtures are made using light, they rely heavily on pigment A. True B. False

B. False

Henri Matisse was a member of the ________ movement, a group of artists who were especially focused on using color as intensely as they could.

Fauve

Physicists have explained that when we see a color, it is the portion of the light spectrum that a surface fails to ________.

absorb

Colors that do not contrast strongly with each other, and which are similar in wavelength, are ________ colors.

analogous

We generally associate a color with its purest, most intense state, or its highest level of ________.

chroma

Colors that are on opposite sides of the color wheel are radically different in wavelength and are called ________.

complementary colors


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