Milady Standard Barbering Exam Review Ch. 18
Hair Coloring and Lighting TEST STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS || GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST
VERSION>
1. The natural coloring pigment found in the cortex layer of the hair is called:
A) Protein
B) Melanin
C) Biotin
D) Keratin
2. What are the two types of melanin found in hair?
A) Eumelanin and pheomelanin
B) Keratin and collagen
C) Primary and secondary
D) Natural and artificial
3. The system used by colorists to analyze the lightness or darkness of a hair
color is called:
A) Color Wheel
B) Level System
C) Law of Color
D) Volume System
4. A level 1 on the color level system is:
A) Light Blonde
B) Darkest Brown
C) Black
D) Light Brown
5. A level 10 on the color level system is:
A) Lightest Blonde
B) Dark Blonde
,C) Medium Blonde
D) White
6. The term "tone" in hair color refers to the:
A) Lightness or darkness
B) Warmth or coolness
C) Porosity level
D) Amount of gray
7. Which of the following is a primary color?
A) Green
B) Orange
C) Red
D) Violet
8. Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel are called:
A) Complementary Colors
B) Tertiary Colors
C) Analogous Colors
D) Primary Colors
9. A blue-base color would be used to counteract which unwanted tone?
A) Ash
B) Green
C) Orange
D) Violet
10. A client with 80% gray hair who wants a natural-looking result should
generally be colored to what level?
A) A level matching their original darkest hairs
B) A level lighter than their original color
C) The darkest level possible
D) A fashion color like blue or pink
11. The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is known as:
A) Elasticity
B) Porosity
, C) Density
D) Texture
12. Hair that has been previously colored is considered to have:
A) Normal porosity
B) Low porosity
C) High porosity
D) No porosity
13. The patch test is also known as a:
A) Strand test
B) Porosity test
C) Prelock test
D) Predisposition test
14. A patch test must be performed how many hours before a color service?
A) 12-24 hours
B) 24-48 hours
C) 1 hour
D) 72 hours
15. The strand test determines how the hair will:
A) Feel after conditioning
B) React to the color formula and processing time
C) Smell after the service
D) Look when it's wet
16. Which type of hair color coats the hair shaft and is removed by
shampooing?
A) Permanent
B) Demi-permanent
C) Semi-permanent
D) Temporary
17. Which type of hair color penetrates the cuticle layer and is designed to last
through several shampoos?
A) Temporary
Hair Coloring and Lighting TEST STUDY GUIDE
2025/2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS || GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST
VERSION>
1. The natural coloring pigment found in the cortex layer of the hair is called:
A) Protein
B) Melanin
C) Biotin
D) Keratin
2. What are the two types of melanin found in hair?
A) Eumelanin and pheomelanin
B) Keratin and collagen
C) Primary and secondary
D) Natural and artificial
3. The system used by colorists to analyze the lightness or darkness of a hair
color is called:
A) Color Wheel
B) Level System
C) Law of Color
D) Volume System
4. A level 1 on the color level system is:
A) Light Blonde
B) Darkest Brown
C) Black
D) Light Brown
5. A level 10 on the color level system is:
A) Lightest Blonde
B) Dark Blonde
,C) Medium Blonde
D) White
6. The term "tone" in hair color refers to the:
A) Lightness or darkness
B) Warmth or coolness
C) Porosity level
D) Amount of gray
7. Which of the following is a primary color?
A) Green
B) Orange
C) Red
D) Violet
8. Colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel are called:
A) Complementary Colors
B) Tertiary Colors
C) Analogous Colors
D) Primary Colors
9. A blue-base color would be used to counteract which unwanted tone?
A) Ash
B) Green
C) Orange
D) Violet
10. A client with 80% gray hair who wants a natural-looking result should
generally be colored to what level?
A) A level matching their original darkest hairs
B) A level lighter than their original color
C) The darkest level possible
D) A fashion color like blue or pink
11. The ability of the hair to absorb moisture is known as:
A) Elasticity
B) Porosity
, C) Density
D) Texture
12. Hair that has been previously colored is considered to have:
A) Normal porosity
B) Low porosity
C) High porosity
D) No porosity
13. The patch test is also known as a:
A) Strand test
B) Porosity test
C) Prelock test
D) Predisposition test
14. A patch test must be performed how many hours before a color service?
A) 12-24 hours
B) 24-48 hours
C) 1 hour
D) 72 hours
15. The strand test determines how the hair will:
A) Feel after conditioning
B) React to the color formula and processing time
C) Smell after the service
D) Look when it's wet
16. Which type of hair color coats the hair shaft and is removed by
shampooing?
A) Permanent
B) Demi-permanent
C) Semi-permanent
D) Temporary
17. Which type of hair color penetrates the cuticle layer and is designed to last
through several shampoos?
A) Temporary
