Milady Barber Chapter 1 Exam Review

Question 1

What type of systems elevated tribal barbers to positions of importance, becoming medicine men, shamans, or priests?

Accepted Answer

Belief

Question 2

What Egyptian barber has a statue in his honor?

Accepted Answer

Meryma'at

Question 3

Egyptian priests' entire bodies were shaved every _________ .

Accepted Answer

third day

Question 4

In 2010, what barbering fashion trend returned for young men?

Accepted Answer

Beards and beard designs

Question 5

The Macedonian troops of _________ lost several battles to the Persians as a result of the Greek warriors' beards.

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great

Question 6

During the Middle Ages, a ______ was a distinguishing style worn by clergymen.

Accepted Answer

tonsure

Question 7

High-ranking Egyptians shaved their heads _________.

Accepted Answer

to prevent infestations of parasites

Question 8

Which of the following historical figures encouraged shaving by imposing a tax on beards?

Accepted Answer

Peter the Great

Question 9

In the late ____, members of employee organizations were called journeymen barbers.

Accepted Answer

1800s

Question 10

Intricate braiding patterns among the Masai warriors denoted____________.

Accepted Answer

Status

Question 11

The colors of the barber pole are derived from _________.

Accepted Answer

the practice of bloodletting

Question 12

What does the acronym NABBA stand for?

Accepted Answer

National Association of Barber Boards of America

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

1940s

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

shears

Question 15

The Barber Code of Ethics _____________.

Accepted Answer

promotes professional responsibility in barbering

Questions 15