Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
|
|
|
1.
|
The blonding process where the hair is prelightened then toned with a toner or
glaze is a:
a. | single-process color | c. | color enhancement | b. | double-process color | d. | special effects
color |
|
|
|
2.
|
A significant factor in the product selection used in the application of color
is the client’s hair:
a. | structure | c. | strength | b. | length | d. | density |
|
|
|
3.
|
The natural coloring pigment found in the cortex layer of the hair is:
a. | protein | c. | melanin | b. | melocytes | d. | keratin |
|
|
|
4.
|
Hair texture is determined by the diameter of individual hair:
a. | lengths | c. | strands | b. | color | d. | sections |
|
|
|
5.
|
Fine hair takes color faster and can look darker because the melanin granules
are grouped:
a. | more loosely | c. | more scattered | b. | more tightly | d. | less tightly |
|
|
|
6.
|
The hair type with a large diameter that can take longer to process hair color
is:
a. | fine-textured hair | c. | coarse-textured hair | b. | medium-textured hair | d. | long hair |
|
|
|
7.
|
The ability of the hair to absorb liquids is referred to as hair:
a. | elasticity | c. | moisture | b. | porosity | d. | diameter |
|
|
|
8.
|
When the cuticle of the hair is lifted and the hair is overly porous and absorbs
color quickly, the hair porosity is defined as:
a. | high | c. | low | b. | medium | d. | even |
|
|
|
9.
|
The predominant melanin that gives black and brown color to hair is:
a. | primary | c. | pigment | b. | eumelanin | d. | pheomelanin |
|
|
|
10.
|
Pheomelanin is the predominant melanin found in what color hair?
a. | blonde | c. | red | b. | black | d. | brown |
|
|
|
11.
|
The pigment that lies under the natural hair color is:
a. | mixed pigment | c. | contributing pigment | b. | secondary pigment | d. | foundation
pigment |
|
|
|
12.
|
The system used by colorists to analyze the lightness or darkness of a hair
color is:
a. | the color wheel | c. | melanin distribution | b. | the level system | d. | primary color
system |
|
|
|
13.
|
The darkest hair colors in the Level System are identified as being a
level:
|
|
|
14.
|
The highlight or the hue of color seen in the hair is referred to as:
a. | scales | c. | value | b. | depth | d. | tones |
|
|
|
15.
|
Colors that absorb more light and can look darker than their actual level
are:
a. | natural tones | c. | warm tones | b. | cool tones | d. | lightest tones |
|
|
|
16.
|
Colors with a predominance of red are considered:
a. | cool tones | c. | warm tones | b. | neutral tones | d. | base tones |
|
|
|
17.
|
Tones can be described as cool, warm, and:
a. | neutral | c. | light | b. | level | d. | dark |
|
|
|
18.
|
Artificial hair colors are developed from the primary and secondary colors that
form:
a. | tonal colors | c. | base colors | b. | light energy | d. | mixing colors |
|
|
|
19.
|
A violet base color will deliver cool results and will minimize unwanted:
a. | orange tones | c. | red tones | b. | yellow tones | d. | blue tones |
|
|
|
20.
|
In hair color, a blue base color will provide the coolest results and
minimize:
a. | orange tones | c. | violet tones | b. | yellow tones | d. | golden tones |
|
|
|
21.
|
The system used for understanding color relationships is the:
a. | color wheel | c. | level system | b. | law of color | d. | color system |
|
|
|
22.
|
Fundamental or pure colors that cannot be achieved from a mixture are:
a. | warm colors | c. | primary colors | b. | base colors | d. | golden colors |
|
|
|
23.
|
The primary color that provides the most depth or darkness is:
a. | red | c. | blue | b. | yellow | d. | green |
|
|
|
24.
|
Adding the primary color red to yellow colors will cause them to appear:
a. | lighter | c. | softer | b. | darker | d. | equal |
|
|
|
25.
|
Equal parts of red and blue mixed together always make:
a. | green | c. | brown | b. | ash | d. | violet |
|
|
|
26.
|
When all three primary colors are present in equal proportions, the resulting
color is:
a. | brown | c. | green | b. | black | d. | orange |
|
|
|
27.
|
A color obtained by mixing equal parts of two primary colors is a:
a. | base color | c. | contributing color | b. | tertiary color | d. | secondary color |
|
|
|
28.
|
The secondary color created with an equal combination of blue and yellow
is:
a. | green | c. | violet | b. | orange | d. | gold |
|
|
|
29.
|
A color achieved by mixing equal parts of a secondary color and its neighboring
primary color on the color wheel is a:
a. | complementary color | c. | tertiary color | b. | pigmented color | d. | base color |
|
|
|
30.
|
Natural looking hair color is made up of a combination of primary and:
a. | contributing colors | c. | secondary colors | b. | pure colors | d. | neutral colors |
|
|
|
31.
|
Primary and secondary colors that are positioned opposite each on the color
wheel are:
a. | complementary colors | c. | permanent colors | b. | contrasting colors | d. | tertiary colors |
|
|
|
32.
|
All hair coloring products require a patch test with the exception of:
a. | semipermanent colors | c. | permanent colors | b. | temporary colors | d. | demipermanent
colors |
|
|
|
33.
|
Hair coloring products fall into one of how many categories?
|
|
|
34.
|
The chemical process involving the diffusion of natural color pigment or
artificial color from the hair is:
a. | color deposit | c. | hair softening | b. | hair lightening | d. | complementary
colors |
|
|
|
35.
|
As part of their composition, all permanent hair coloring products and
lighteners contain both a developer and a(n):
a. | oxidizing agent | c. | alkalizing ingredient | b. | acidic
agent | d. | neutralizing
ingredient |
|
|
|
36.
|
Coloring products that have a coating action on the hair and are removed by
shampooing are:
a. | semipermanent colors | c. | primary colors | b. | ammonia colors | d. | temporary
colors |
|
|
|
37.
|
Hair coloring products that partially penetrate the hair shaft and stain the
cuticle layer are:
a. | penetrating colors | c. | semipermanent colors | b. | oxidizing colors | d. | permanent
colors |
|
|
|
38.
|
Demipermanent colors are also known as:
a. | temporary colors | c. | formulated colors | b. | deposit-only colors | d. | tonal colors |
|
|
|
39.
|
The coloring products that are regarded as the best for covering gray hair
are:
a. | liquid hair coloring | c. | demipermanent colors | b. | protein colors | d. | permanent hair
coloring |
|
|
|
40.
|
Dye precursors that combine with hydrogen peroxide to form larger, permanent
tint molecules are also referred to as:
a. | aniline derivatives | c. | primary colors | b. | base colors | d. | demipermanent
colors |
|
|
|
41.
|
Natural, vegetable, and metallic hair colors are also known as:
a. | base colors | c. | gradual colors | b. | ammonia colors | d. | cortex colors |
|
|
|
42.
|
Hair coloring products that change color gradually by progressive buildup and
exposure to air creating a dull appearance contain:
a. | blending salts | c. | mineral crystals | b. | metallic salts | d. | dye precursors |
|
|
|
43.
|
The most commonly used developer in hair color is:
a. | ammonia peroxide | c. | hydrogen peroxide | b. | hydrogen propitiator | d. | potential
activators |
|
|
|
44.
|
The measure of the potential oxidation of varying strengths of hydrogen peroxide
is called:
a. | volume | c. | density | b. | depth | d. | activator |
|
|
|
45.
|
When less lightening is desired to enhance a client’s natural hair color,
the standard volume used with permanent hair color is:
a. | 10 volume | c. | 30 volume | b. | 20 volume | d. | 40 volume |
|
|
|
46.
|
Chemical compounds that lighten hair by dispersing, dissolving, and decolorizing
the natural pigment are:
a. | hair oxidizers | c. | hair lighteners | b. | hair decolorizers | d. | hair levels |
|
|
|
47.
|
In a one-step color service, 40 volume hydrogen peroxide is used to
provide:
a. | minimum deposit | c. | maximum strength | b. | maximum lift | d. | maximum deposit |
|
|
|
48.
|
Hydrogen peroxide mixed into a lightener formula creates a chemical process
called:
a. | lifting | c. | developing | b. | oxidation | d. | processing |
|
|
|
49.
|
Decolorizing the hair’s natural pigment allows the colorist to create the
exact degree of:
a. | complementary color | c. | neutralizing pigment | b. | artificial color | d. | contributing
pigment |
|
|
|
50.
|
Hair coloring products that are used primarily on prelightened hair to achieve
pale and delicate colors are:
a. | tints | c. | rinses | b. | toners | d. | organic |
|
|
|
51.
|
During the process of decolorizing, natural hair can go through as many
as:
a. | 5 stages | c. | 10 stages | b. | 8 stages | d. | 12 stages |
|
|
|
52.
|
The most critical part of a color service is the:
a. | hair color consultation | c. | color removal | b. | client
draping | d. | shampoo |
|
|
|
53.
|
Clients requesting chemical services with hair in a questionable condition
should be required to sign a:
a. | release statement | c. | color card | b. | record card | d. | receipt |
|
|
|
54.
|
When applying color using the brush-and-bowl method, the mixing bowl should
be:
a. | metal | c. | large | b. | nonmetallic | d. | nonbreakable |
|
|
|
55.
|
Before performing a coloring service with an aniline derative product, the
client must have a(n):
a. | preliminary test | c. | patch test | b. | application method | d. | insurance
record |
|
|
|
56.
|
The U.S. Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act prescribes that a predisposition
test be given:
a. | 5 to 10 minutes prior to application | b. | 10 to 15 hours prior to
application | c. | 24 to 48 hours prior to application | d. | 20 to 25 minutes prior to
application |
|
|
|
57.
|
To ensure successful results when performing hair coloring services, the
colorist must follow a:
a. | fast method | c. | prescribed procedure | b. | client’s direction | d. | personal
preference |
|
|
|
58.
|
A preliminary test performed to determine how hair will react to a color formula
is a(n):
a. | color test | c. | application test | b. | patch test | d. | strand test |
|
|
|
59.
|
The hair coloring process that lightens and colors hair in a single application
is a:
a. | deposit-only color | c. | single-process hair coloring | b. | semipermanent
color | d. | double-process hair
coloring |
|
|
|
60.
|
Permanent hair color applications are classified as either:
a. | single-process or virgin process | b. | single-process or
double-process | c. | single-process or advanced process | d. | double-process or
demiprocess |
|
|
|
61.
|
Examples of single-process permanent coloring applications are virgin color
applications and:
a. | semipermanent applications | c. | color shampoos | b. | color retouch
applications | d. | cream
lighteners |
|
|
|
62.
|
Overlapping hair color on previously tinted hair can cause breakage and create a
visible line of:
a. | application | c. | altering | b. | demarcation | d. | dissolver |
|
|
|
63.
|
The two-step blonding process is also known as:
a. | temporary lightening | c. | double-process coloring | b. | activator
coloring | d. | double-step
blonde |
|
|
|
64.
|
A predisposition test is generally conducted behind the ear or:
a. | on the inner forearm | c. | on the inner wrist | b. | on the neck | d. | inside the
elbow |
|
|
|
65.
|
For a virgin application with a single-process color, the application should be
applied first to:
a. | roots and porous area | c. | mid-strand area | b. | hair shaft and ends | d. | scalp area |
|
|
|
66.
|
When applying color for a single-process retouch application, the color should
be applied to the new growth using:
a. | 1-inch partings | c. | 1/4-inch partings | b. | 3/4-inch partings | d. | 1/2-inch
partings |
|
|
|
67.
|
Lighteners that cannot be used directly on the scalp are:
a. | cream lighteners | c. | oil lighteners | b. | powder lighteners | d. | mild lighteners |
|
|
|
68.
|
Lighteners that have a thicker consistency and give more control during scalp
application are:
a. | cream lighteners | c. | oil lighteners | b. | powder lighteners | d. | paste
lighteners |
|
|
|
69.
|
An oxidizer added to hydrogen peroxide to increase its chemical action is
a(n):
a. | accelerator | c. | activator | b. | ammonia | d. | diffuser |
|
|
|
70.
|
The part of the hair shaft between the scalp and the hair that has previously
not received treatment is the:
a. | follicle | c. | new growth | b. | medulla | d. | reaction |
|
|
|
71.
|
The technique of coloring strands of hair darker than the natural color is
called:
a. | lowlighting | c. | highlighting | b. | accelerating | d. | baliage |
|
|
|
72.
|
The coloring technique that involves coloring some strands of hair lighter than
the natural color is:
a. | activating | c. | lowlighting | b. | toning | d. | highlighting |
|
|
|
73.
|
In the weaving technique, selected strands are picked up from a narrow section
of hair with a:
a. | straight part | c. | soft motion | b. | balanced part | d. | zigzag motion |
|
|
|
74.
|
The technique using a free-form of painting hair lightener directly on clean,
styled hair is:
a. | lowlighting | c. | brushing | b. | highlighting | d. | baliage |
|
|
|
75.
|
When attempting to color the unpigmented hair in a salt-and-pepper head, to
ensure gray coverage, formulate the color:
a. | one level darker than the natural level | b. | two levels darker
than the natural level | c. | two levels lighter than the natural
level | d. | four levels lighter than the natural level |
|
|
|
76.
|
The process of treating gray or very resistant hair to allow for better
penetration of color is:
a. | accelerating | c. | prescribing | b. | presoftening | d. | developing |
|
|
|
77.
|
Specialized preparations designed to equalize hair porosity and deposit a base
color in one application are:
a. | fillers | c. | mixers | b. | conditioners | d. | activators |
|
|
|
78.
|
Shampoo added to a remaining color formula to brighten hair color before rinsing
is a:
a. | prelightening | c. | soap cap | b. | toning | d. | swabbing |
|
|
|
79.
|
Never apply hair color to a client if the scalp has any obvious signs of:
a. | dandruff | c. | abrasions | b. | demarcations | d. | fading |
|