Haircoloring and Lightening
 
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Haircoloring and Lightening

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Hair with high porosity ____ than other porosity levels.
a.
is more difficult to color
b.
takes on color slowly but fades more slowly
c.
may take color quickly but also fades sooner
d.
requires longer processing time
 

 2. 
Hair that is the color of keratin is ____.
a.
gray
c.
brown
b.
white
d.
blonde
 

 3. 
The human eye sees only six basic colors, ____.
a.
three primary and three secondary
b.
two each of primary, secondary, and tertiary
c.
the three primary colors and white, black, and gray
d.
red, orange, green, brown, blue, and pink
 

 4. 
Primary colors ____.
a.
are black, red, and blue
b.
cannot be seen by the human eye
c.
do not exist in natural light
d.
cannot be created by combining other colors
 

 5. 
Mixing equal amounts of a primary color with ____ yields a tertiary color.
a.
another primary color
c.
black
b.
one of its adjacent secondary colors
d.
white
 

 6. 
Blue is ____.
a.
a tertiary color
c.
the darkest primary color
b.
a secondary color
d.
the lightest primary color
 

 7. 
Yellow is the complementary color of ____.
a.
green
c.
red
b.
orange
d.
violet
 

 8. 
Red is the complementary color of ____.
a.
green
c.
yellow
b.
blue
d.
orange
 

 9. 
Tone is the ____ of a color.
a.
saturation
c.
warmth or coolness
b.
degree of lightness or darkness
d.
pigment concentration
 

 10. 
Blue, green, and violet are considered ____ colors.
a.
drab or ash
c.
light
b.
bright
d.
high intensity
 

 11. 
Violet is used to minimize ____ tones.
a.
yellow
c.
orange
b.
green
d.
red
 

 12. 
The hair’s natural level is identified using ____ or a color ring.
a.
the client’s recommendation
c.
a color wheel
b.
the nearest primary color
d.
manufacturer’s color swatches
 

 13. 
____ haircolor is acidic in reaction.
a.
Permanent
c.
True acid
b.
Temporary
d.
Acid-balanced
 

 14. 
____ haircolor molecules are smaller than those of temporary colors.
a.
Color rinse
c.
Color-enhancing shampoo
b.
Semipermanent
d.
None of the answers are correct.
 

 15. 
Self-penetrating colors such as ____ colors make a mild chemical and physical change.
a.
color rinse
c.
temporary
b.
permanent
d.
semipermanent
 

 16. 
____ haircolors deposit color without lightening.
a.
Demi-permanent
c.
Aniline derivative
b.
Permanent
d.
All of the answers are correct.
 

 17. 
____ haircolor requires a patch test before application.
a.
Permanent
c.
Demi-permanent
b.
Semipermanent
d.
All of the answers are correct.
 

 18. 
____ haircolors require retouching.
a.
Temporary
c.
Color-enhancing
b.
Semipermanent
d.
Permanent
 

 19. 
Compound dyes are ____ or mineral dyes mixed with vegetable tints.
a.
metallic
c.
toners
b.
oxidation
d.
aniline derivatives
 

 20. 
When mixed with an oxidation haircolor product, a(n) ____ supplies oxygen.
a.
reducer
c.
oxidizer
b.
developer
d.
neutralizer
 

 21. 
An activator ____.
a.
is used in place of hydrogen peroxide
b.
neutralizes the lift when the service is completed
c.
decreases the lifting power of hydrogen peroxide
d.
increases the lifting power of hydrogen peroxide
 

 22. 
The mildest form of lightener is ____.
a.
oil
c.
cream
b.
peroxide
d.
powder
 

 23. 
____ lighteners contain a bluing agent.
a.
Oil
c.
Cream
b.
Color oil
d.
Powder
 

 24. 
Oil-base dye remover removes artificial pigment from the hair ____.
a.
by re-coloring the hair
c.
by lifting it from the cuticle layers
b.
by swelling the cortex
d.
None of the answers are correct.
 

 25. 
A strand test determines ____.
a.
how the hair will react to a haircolor product
b.
how long the hair will take to process
c.
what the final result will look like
d.
All answers are correct.
 

 26. 
A soap cap is used to blend lines of demarcation in a ____ application that does not quite match the previous color application.
a.
virgin
c.
color rinse
b.
retouch
d.
None of the answers are correct.
 

 27. 
A tint back ____.
a.
darkens the hair
c.
returns the hair to its natural shade
b.
lightens the hair
d.
covers gray hair
 

 28. 
A client record card should include ____.
a.
a receipt for the service
b.
scheduled appointments
c.
a material safety data sheet
d.
information about a haircoloring service
 

 29. 
In a ____ haircolor application, haircolor is applied to the entire strand.
a.
patch test
c.
retouch
b.
soap cap
d.
virgin
 

 30. 
To blend away the line of ____ between the hair’s natural color and previously colored or lightened hair, you would perform a retouch application.
a.
demarcation
c.
growth
b.
renewal
d.
color
 

 31. 
Single-process haircoloring is the process that ____ the hair in a single application.
a.
lightens and curls
c.
colors and curls
b.
lightens and colors
d.
All of the answers are correct.
 

 32. 
In double-process haircoloring, the hair is ____ before the depositing color is applied.
a.
curled
c.
pre-conditioned
b.
temporarily colored
d.
lightened
 

 33. 
____ is the process of coloring some hair strands darker than the natural color.
a.
Darkening
c.
Lowlighting
b.
Highlighting
d.
Lifting
 

 34. 
The free-form technique involves painting lightener or color directly onto ____.
a.
hair that has been pulled through a cap
c.
wet hair
b.
pieces of foil
d.
clean, styled hair
 

 35. 
Tipping involves lightening or coloring ____ of the hair strands.
a.
only the roots
c.
the center
b.
only the ends
d.
the entire shaft
 

 36. 
Gray, white, and salt-and-pepper hair with a ____ cast can be treated with violet-based colors.
a.
bluish
c.
yellowish
b.
brownish
d.
reddish
 

 37. 
Mustaches and beards should be colored with ____.
a.
aniline derivative tint
c.
henna
b.
oxidation tints
d.
eyebrow and eyelash tint
 



 
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