1. What is the best way to achieve harmony in a design?
A. Selecting similarly colored flowers and elements
B. Choosing flowers that achieve a pleasing aesthetic
C. Using one type of flower, but in many different colors
D. Using a maximum of three different types of flowers
2. Which principle of floral design is concerned with the physical and visual stability of an arrangement?
A. Balance
B. Proportion
C. Rhythm
D. Composition
3. The design element that refers to an arrangement's final shape and appearance is
A. form.
B. texture.
C. line.
D. color.
4. Lines that aren't physically present in a design are known as lines.
A. Hogarth
B. implied
C. interesting
D. meandering
5. What are the three primary colors?
A. Green, red, and yellow
B. Violet, green, and orange
C. Red, blue, and yellow
D. Red, blue, and green
6. If a design has equal weight on both sides, it's said to have balance.
A. equilateral
B. symmetrical
C. harmonious
D. asymmetrical
7. If you're comparing the size of an arrangement to the space in which it will be displayed, which principle
of floral design are you using?
A. Dominance
B. Balance
C. Scale
D. Pattern
Exam Figure-Use this illustration to answer the question below.
8. Look at the illustration pictured above. This arrangement emphasizes the form.
A. vertical
B. triangular
C. Hogarth
D. Horizontal
9. What principle of design refers to the way in which the various components in a design create a single
entity?
A. Pattern
B. Unity
C. Harmony
D. Contrast
10. To what does the term line refer?
A. The style of a design
B. The way plant materials feel to the touch
C. The distance between one point and another
D. The movement of the viewer's eye between two points in a design
11. Which of the following choices is a descriptive word that's most appropriate to use when describing
texture?
A. Cold
B.Velvety
C.Colorful
D.Dimensional
12. When floral designers talk about the surface quality of floral materials, they're referring to the
of the floral materials.
A. form
B. texture
C. style
D. space
13. Which of the following combinations is an example of a split-complementary color scheme?
A. Violet, yellow-green, and yellow-orange
B. Blue, red-violet, and violet
C. Blue-green, red, and yellow-green
D. Green, red-orange, and yellow-orange
14. The placing of individual parts to form a whole and unified arrangement describes which principle of floral design?
A. Composition
B. Contrast
C.Rhythm
D. Focal emphasis
15. To create a tint, you would mix a hue with
A. black.
B.white.
C. gray.
D.yellow.
16. A monochromatic color scheme includes
A. more than one color.
B. only red andwhite.
C. one color and its tints, tones, and shades.
D. more than oneshade.
17. Because darker colors have more visual weight than lighter colors, where should they be used in a
design?
A. Towards the left of an arrangement
B. Higher in an arrangement
C. Lower in an arrangement
D. Towards the right of an arrangement
18. Which of the following statements about complementary colors is true?
A. They're very close to each other in hue.
B. They're opposites that create interesting color contrasts.
C. They're rarely used in floral designs.
D. They form monochromatic color schemes.
19. What aspect of floral design do the principles of design govern?
A. The pricing of floral arrangements
B. The growing seasons of flowers
C. The techniques to create arrangements
D. The elements of floral design
20. Which of the following statements about analogous colors is true?
A. They include one hue and the colors adjacent to that hue on the color wheel.
B. They're located at three equidistant points on the color wheel.
C. They sharply contrast each other.
D. They include only black, white, and gray.