Chapter 1 History & Career Opportunities Milady 2016 Edition

Question 1

Why did women pinch their cheeks and bite their lips during the Victorian Age?

Accepted Answer

To induce natural color

Question 2

Who were the first people to use cosmetics as part of their personal beautification habits?

Accepted Answer

The Egyptians

Question 3

Haircutting and hairstyling were practiced in some form as early as the_____.

Accepted Answer

Ice Age

Question 4

Who were the biggest trendsetters in beauty applications in the early twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

Celebrities and society figures

Question 5

Which queen erected a personal cosmetics factory next to the Dead Sea?

Accepted Answer

Queen Cleopatra

Question 6

NYC chemist introduced the first permanent haircolor in 1932 & founded company Clairol in 1935

Accepted Answer

Lawrence Gelb

Question 7

Which Polish immigrant Americanized his name &moved to LA, where he began makin/selling makeup?

Accepted Answer

Max Factor

Question 8

Which facility would be least appropriate for a Cosmetologist to work in for specialty services

Accepted Answer

Massage clinic

Question 9

Which activity is most important to a successful career

Accepted Answer

Continuing education

Question 10

In Rome women used haircolor to indicate their class in society. Name the color for low class

Accepted Answer

Black

Question 11

Your license will unlock countless doors for employment. However, your career must be _____.

Accepted Answer

fueled with personal dedication and passion

Question 12

What year was the preheat-perm method introduced?

Accepted Answer

1931

Question 13

What is the modern-day term for Cold waving- a product that was developed in 1941 by scientist?

Accepted Answer

Alkaline perms

Question 14

In 1985, _____ revolutionized the beauty industry by inventing the first ammonia-free haircolor

Accepted Answer

Farouk Shami

Question 15

What were the royal colors of the Chou Dynasty (circa 1100 BC)?

Accepted Answer

Gold and silver

Question 16

Cosmetology is defined as the _______ of beautifying & improving the skin, nails, and hair.

Accepted Answer

art and science

Question 17

Substance created by ancient Egyptians ground galena (a black mineral), sulfur,and animal fat?

Accepted Answer

Kohl

Question 18

Salon industry depends heavily on its relationships w product distributors, which are

Accepted Answer

distributor sales consultants

Question 19

Studying the history of cosmetology can _____.

Accepted Answer

help you predict or understand current trends

Question 20

____child of former slaves, pioneer in the modern African American hair care&cosmetics industry

Accepted Answer

Sarah Breedlove

Question 21

Wrapping technique introduced when women cut their hair into short-bobbed style after WorldWar1

Accepted Answer

Croquignole

Question 22

Who coined the name “day spa” in the late 1980s?

Accepted Answer

Noel DeCaprio

Question 23

The process of steam distillation was refined by Avicenna, a _____, around AD 1000.

Accepted Answer

Persian physician

Question 24

Civilization most known for using hairstyles as symbols of tribal traditions to convey messages

Accepted Answer

African

Question 25

Who invented the first curling iron in 1872?

Accepted Answer

Marcel Grateau

Question 26

Anchient Egyptians infused essential oils from _____ for use perfumes-purification purposes

Accepted Answer

leaves and blossoms

Question 27

The product that was marketd by Charles Revson-glamorized by moviestars n early motion pictures

Accepted Answer

Nail polish

Question 28

Ancient people around the world used animal hide _____.

Accepted Answer

to tie hair back or for adornment

Question 29

The term cosmetology comes from the_____word kosmeticos-meaning skilled n the use of cosmetics.

Accepted Answer

Greek

Question 30

What mineral was ground into a fine powder and used to make vermillion, a brilliant red pigment

Accepted Answer

Cinnabar

Question 31

Period during which Western civilization made the transition from medieval to modern history

Accepted Answer

The Renaissance

Question 32

During which austere&restrictive period in British history (1837–1901) did Queen Victoria reign

Accepted Answer

Victorian Age

Question 33

Which group changed highlighting in the 1970s by introducing the art of hair weaving using foil

Accepted Answer

French hairdressers

Question 34

During the Renaissance, brow-less forehead was thought to give a woman a look of greater _____.

Accepted Answer

intelligence

Chapter 1 History & Career Opportunities Milady 2016 Edition

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Chapter 1 History & Career Opportunities Milady 2016 Edition

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