Chapter 1 Volume 1

Question 1

By the end of the nineteenth century, barbering ____.

Accepted Answer

began to emerge as an independent profession

Question 2

Ticinius Mena of ____ is credited with having brought shaving and barbering services to Rome in earnest.

Accepted Answer

Sicily

Question 3

Ambroise Paré was a barber-surgeon who was considered the greatest surgeon of the ____.

Accepted Answer

Renaissance Period

Question 4

For centuries, only ____ performed dentistry.

Accepted Answer

barbers

Question 5

The philosopher ____ believed that hair was the source of the brain’s inspiration

Accepted Answer

Pythagoras

Question 6

In ____, Minnesota passed the first barber-licensing laws.

Accepted Answer

1897

Question 7

The Latin word ____ means beard.

Accepted Answer

barba

Question 8

Popular men hairstyles were flat top, butch cut, crew cut, and Princeton cut during which time period?

Accepted Answer

1940s

Question 9

The ____ was mostly worn by clergymen of the Middle Ages.

Accepted Answer

tonsure

Question 10

In almost every early culture, hairstyles indicated ____.

Accepted Answer

social status

Question 11

Meryma’at was a famous Egyptian barber who practiced his skills ____ years ago.

Accepted Answer

6,000

Question 12

The first barbering school was opened by ____.

Accepted Answer

A.B. Moler

Question 13

The Barber Code of Ethics ____.

Accepted Answer

promotes professional responsibility in barbering

Question 14

High-ranking Egyptians shaved their heads ____.

Accepted Answer

to prevent infestationsof parasites

Question 15

Intricate braiding patterns among the Masai warriors denote ____.

Accepted Answer

status

Question 16

Among most early cultures, the beard was a sign of ____.

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 17

Barbering has received a strong boost in importance in recent years from the flourishing of ______.

Accepted Answer

an "art of manliness"

Question 18

In ancient Rome, a woman’s ___ was a sign of her class.

Accepted Answer

hair color

Question 19

The colors of the barber pole are derived from ____.

Accepted Answer

the practice of bloodletting

Question 20

Sometime between 800 and 700 BC, Greek barbers from Sicily introduced ____ to Rome.

Accepted Answer

shears

Questions 20