Test Questions

Question 1

Which color should you use to balance violet tones?

Answer 1

yellow

Question 2

Which method of highlighting involves taking a narrow 1/8-inch section of hair by making a straight part at the scalp, positioning the hair over the foil, and applying lightener or color?

Answer 2

slicing

Question 3

The varying degrees of warmth exposed during a permanent color or lightening process is called:

Answer 3

contributing pigment

Question 4

A _____ is a non-ammonia color that adds shine and tone to the hair.

Answer 4

glaze

Question 5

Which of the following is a primary color?

Answer 5

yellow

Question 6

What is the darkest haircolor level?

Answer 6

1

Question 7

When using a lightener, the oxidation process occurs within which layer of the hair?

Answer 7

cortex

Question 8

Cool tones:

Answer 8

absorb more light, so they look deeper than their actual level

Question 9

A _____ is an oxidizing agent that, when mixed with an oxidation haircolor, supplies the oxygen gas to develop the color molecules and create a change in natural hair color.

Answer 9

developer

Question 10

The predominant tone of a color is referred to as the _____ color.

Answer 10

base

Question 11

Which of the following does NOT affect the amount of change hair goes through as it lightens?

Answer 11

length of the hair being lightened

Question 12

Color is described as a property of objects that depends on the light they:

Answer 12

reflect

Question 13

A _____ is a haircolor service that adds shine and color to the hair.

Answer 13

haircolor glaze

Question 14

An equal combination of the primary colors blue and red produces:

Answer 14

violet

Question 15

The hair shaft between the scalp and hair that has been previously colored is called the:

Answer 15

new growth

Question 16

What type of melanin gives black and brown color to hair?

Answer 16

eumelanin

Question 17

The process of treating gray or very resistant hair for better penetration of color is called:

Answer 17

pre-softening

Question 18

When formulating a haircolor, you should always ask all of the following questions EXCEPT:

Answer 18

Which method of bleaching should be used?

Question 19

Demipermanent haircolor is:

Answer 19

mixed with a low-volume developer

Question 20

The balance, or the hue, of color seen in the hair is referred to as:

Answer 20

tone

Question 21

The _____ gives hair the majority of its strength and elasticity.

Answer 21

cortex

Question 22

What type of change(s) does temporary haircolor make to the hair shaft?

Answer 22

physical

Question 23

The melanin that gives blond and red colors to hair is called:

Answer 23

pheomelanin

Question 24

Which of these is an example of a secondary color?

Answer 24

orange

Question 25

A(n) _____ test is performed to determine how the hair will react to the color formula and how long the formula should be left on the hair.

Answer 25

strand

Question 26

To create a warm coppery red, you should use a _____ base color.

Answer 26

red-orange

Question 27

Yellow blond hair can be corrected to a natural blond by adding what color filler?

Answer 27

violet

Question 28

Henna is an example of a _____ haircolor.

Answer 28

natural

Question 29

The diameter of individual hair strands is referred to as hair:

Answer 29

texture

Question 30

Coarse hair strands have _____ diameter.

Answer 30

a large

Question 31

Natural tones are commonly described as:

Answer 31

sandy

Question 32

Hair with a tight cuticle that makes it difficult for chemicals and moisture to penetrate has:

Answer 32

low porosity

Question 33

Painting lightener directly onto clean, styled hair is called:

Answer 33

baliage

Question 34

A primary color and a secondary color positioned opposite each other on the color wheel are called:

Answer 34

complementary colors

Question 35

Developers have a pH between:

Answer 35

2.5 and 4.5

Question 36

A _____ is used to equalize hair porosity.

Answer 36

filler

Question 37

The first step in performing a haircolor service is to identify the:

Answer 37

natural level

Question 38

The technique of coloring hair strands darker than the natural hair color is called:

Answer 38

lowlighting

Question 39

A _____ is obtained by mixing equal parts of two primary colors.

Answer 39

secondary

Question 40

The melanin granules found in fine hair texture are:

Answer 40

grouped tightly

Question 41

Overlapping when applying color to new growth can result in a line of

Answer 41

demarcation

Question 42

Which color should you use to balance unwanted orange tones in the hair?

Answer 42

blue

Question 43

How many haircolor options should you recommend during the haircolor consultation?

Answer 43

at least two

Question 44

Clients who have their hair colored usually visit the salon every:

Answer 44

3 to 12 weeks

Question 45

The first and the most critical part of the color service is the:

Answer 45

haircolor consultation

Question 46

The _____ system is used by colorists to determine the lightness or darkness of a hair color.

Answer 46

level

Question 47

What measures the concentration and strength of hydrogen peroxide?

Answer 47

volume

Question 48

The most commonly used developer is:

Answer 48

hydrogen peroxide

Question 49

The mixing bowl selected for the brush-and-bowl color application method must be:

Answer 49

nonmetallic

Question 50

If you are refreshing a client's faded color, you should mix a demipermanent haircolor in the same tonal family as the haircolor formula and allow it to process for up to _____ minutes.

Answer 50

10

Question 51

Which type of haircolor is used to match, lighten, and cover gray hair?

Answer 51

permanent

Question 52

Which types of haircolor are non-oxidative?

Answer 52

semipermanent and temporary

Question 53

The standard hydrogen peroxide volume used with permanent haircolor is:

Answer 53

20 volume

Question 54

The saturation, density, or concentration of color is referred to as:

Answer 54

level

Question 55

Which lighteners are considered on-the-scalp lighteners?

Answer 55

oil and cream

Question 56

In the weaving technique, selected strands are picked up using a:

Answer 56

zigzag motion

Question 57

Permanent haircolors contain uncolored dye precursors called _____.

Answer 57

aniline derivatives

Question 58

The first step of double-process haircoloring is:

Answer 58

pre-lightening

Question 59

Haircoloring products used on pre-lightened hair to achieve pale and delicate colors are called:

Answer 59

toners

Question 60

Permed, colored, chemically relaxed, and straightened hair will have what degree of porosity?

Answer 60

high porosity

Question 61

The _____ is the outermost layer of the hair.

Answer 61

cuticle

Question 62

A(n) _____ is a combination of equal parts of a prepared permanent color mixture and shampoo?

Answer 62

soap cap

Question 63

The powdered persulfate salts added to haircolor to increase its lightening ability are called

Answer 63

activators

Question 64

Which of these is a warm tone?

Answer 64

orange

Question 65

When blue and violet are combined, they create:

Answer 65

blue-violet

Question 66

Highlighting shampoo colors are prepared by combining _____ haircolor, hydrogen peroxide, and shampoo.

Answer 66

permanent

Question 67

When mixing permanent color using a 1:2 ratio, you should pour _____ into the bottle.

Answer 67

1 ounce (30 milliliters) of color and 2 ounces (60 milliliters) of developer

Question 68

Which layer of the hair is sometimes absent from the hair?

Answer 68

medulla

Question 69

Which type of hair accepts haircolor faster?

Answer 69

very porous

Question 70

For clients who are 80 to 100 percent gray, a haircolor within the _____ range is generally most flattering.

Answer 70

blond

Question 71

Which primary color, when added to other colors, will make the color appear lighter and brighter?

Answer 71

yellow

Question 72

Repeated use of metallic haircolors can cause a _____ cast.

Answer 72

green

Question 73

When the client is a brunette, to avoid unwanted brassy tones, you should not lighten more than _____ level(s) above the natural color.

Answer 73

2

Question 74

Mixing equal parts of a secondary color and its neighboring primary color results in a:

Answer 74

tertiary color

Question 75

The strength of a color is called:

Answer 75

intensity

Question 76

Pure or fundamental colors that cannot be created by combining colors are called _____ colors.

Answer 76

primary

Question 77

A(n) _____ test is used to identify a possible allergy in a client.

Answer 77

patch

Question 78

The strongest of the primary colors that also brings depth to any color is:

Answer 78

blue

Question 79

Traditional semipermanent haircolor lasts about how long?

Answer 79

4 to 6 weeks

Question 80

A(n) _____ is a chemical compound that disperses, dissolves, and decolorizes the natural hair pigment.

Answer 80

lightener