Barbering Midterm Exam Questions and
answers 2025
The .word .'barber' .is .derived .from .the .Latin .word .'barba' .meaning: .- .ANS✓✓-
Beard
Barber-surgeons .participated .in .the .practice .of: .- .ANS✓✓-A, .B, .and .C .
(bloodletting, .surgery, .tooth .pulling)
In .1893, .A. .B. .Moler .established .America's .first .barber: .- .ANS✓✓-School
State .barber .boards .are .primarily .interested .in .maintaining .high .standards .of: .- .
ANS✓✓-Competency
One .key .function .of .state .barber .boards .is .to .protect .the .health, .safety, .and .wel
fare .of .the: .- .ANS✓✓-Public
Personality, .personal .hygiene, .and .attitude .are .all .aspects .of .an .individual's: .- .
ANS✓✓-Professional .image
Proper .behavior .and .business .dealings .with .employers, .clients, .and .coworkers .
are .called: .- .ANS✓✓-Professional .Ethics
Pathogenic .bacteria .produce: .- .ANS✓✓-Disease
Pus-
forming .organisms .that .grow .in .clusters .and .cause .abscesses, .pustules, .pimpl
es, .and .boils .are: .- .ANS✓✓-Staphylococci .bacteria
Ringworm .is .caused .by .a/an: .- .ANS✓✓-Plant .parasite
Pediculosis .is .caused .by: .- .ANS✓✓-The .body .or .head .louse
The .virus .that .causes .AIDS .is: .- .ANS✓✓-HIV
The .most .likely .manner .in .which .HIV .may .be .transmitted .in .the .barbershop .is .b
y: .- .ANS✓✓-Blood-to-blood .contact .with .an .infected .person
The .removal .of .pathogens .from .tools .and .surfaces .is .known .as: .- .ANS✓✓-
Decontamination
, The .process .of .thoroughly .cleaning .a .tool .or .surface .to .its .optimum .level .of .de
contamination .in .the .barbershop .is .known .as: .- .ANS✓✓-Disinfection
State .barber .boards .and .health .departments .require .only: .- .ANS✓✓-Disinfection
.and .sanitation .procedures
A .disinfectant .that .contains .the .properties .of .a .bactericide, .fungicide, .pseudom
onacide, .veridic, .and .tuberculocide .is .considered .to .be .a/an: .- .ANS✓✓-Hospital-
level .disinfectant
Antiseptics .may .be .used .on: .- .ANS✓✓-The .skin
For .effective .sanitization, .the .minimum .strength .of .a .quotes .solution .used .to .sa
nitize .implements .is: .- .ANS✓✓-1:1000
A .wet .sanitizer .should .contain: .- .ANS✓✓-A .disinfectant .solution
The .Occupational .Safety .and .Health .Administration .
(OSHA) .regulates .and .enforces .safety .and .health .in .the .workplace .by: .- .ANS✓✓
-Setting .safety .standards
Keep .clean .towels: .- .ANS✓✓-In .a .clean, .closed .cabinet
Barbers .should .wash .their .hands: .- .ANS✓✓-before .and .after .serving .each .client
Implements .must .be .cleaned .prior .to .immersion .in .a .disinfectant .solution .to: .- .
ANS✓✓-A, .B, .and .C .
(avoid .solution .contamination, .comply .with .state .board .rules, .comply .with .sanit
ation .procedures)
When .a .blood .spill .occurs, .employ: .- .ANS✓✓-universal .precautions
Cream .should .be .removed .from .jars .with: .- .ANS✓✓-A .clean .spatula
Hair .or .other .waste .materials .on .the .floor .of .a .barbershop .should .be: .- .ANS✓✓-
placed .in .a .closed .container
Small .nicks .or .cuts .should .be .cleansed .and .treated .with: .- .ANS✓✓-
Styptic .powder
The .most .desirable .type .of .hair .comb .is .made .of: .- .ANS✓✓-Hard .rubber
The .French .type .of .haircutting .shears: .- .ANS✓✓-has .one .finger .brace
When .holding .haircutting .shears .properly, .the .barber .places .the .thumb .in .the .t
humb .grip .of .the: .- .ANS✓✓-moving .blade
Electric .clippers .are .driven .by .a .rotary .motor, .magnetic .motor, .or: .- .ANS✓✓-
Pivot .motor
answers 2025
The .word .'barber' .is .derived .from .the .Latin .word .'barba' .meaning: .- .ANS✓✓-
Beard
Barber-surgeons .participated .in .the .practice .of: .- .ANS✓✓-A, .B, .and .C .
(bloodletting, .surgery, .tooth .pulling)
In .1893, .A. .B. .Moler .established .America's .first .barber: .- .ANS✓✓-School
State .barber .boards .are .primarily .interested .in .maintaining .high .standards .of: .- .
ANS✓✓-Competency
One .key .function .of .state .barber .boards .is .to .protect .the .health, .safety, .and .wel
fare .of .the: .- .ANS✓✓-Public
Personality, .personal .hygiene, .and .attitude .are .all .aspects .of .an .individual's: .- .
ANS✓✓-Professional .image
Proper .behavior .and .business .dealings .with .employers, .clients, .and .coworkers .
are .called: .- .ANS✓✓-Professional .Ethics
Pathogenic .bacteria .produce: .- .ANS✓✓-Disease
Pus-
forming .organisms .that .grow .in .clusters .and .cause .abscesses, .pustules, .pimpl
es, .and .boils .are: .- .ANS✓✓-Staphylococci .bacteria
Ringworm .is .caused .by .a/an: .- .ANS✓✓-Plant .parasite
Pediculosis .is .caused .by: .- .ANS✓✓-The .body .or .head .louse
The .virus .that .causes .AIDS .is: .- .ANS✓✓-HIV
The .most .likely .manner .in .which .HIV .may .be .transmitted .in .the .barbershop .is .b
y: .- .ANS✓✓-Blood-to-blood .contact .with .an .infected .person
The .removal .of .pathogens .from .tools .and .surfaces .is .known .as: .- .ANS✓✓-
Decontamination
, The .process .of .thoroughly .cleaning .a .tool .or .surface .to .its .optimum .level .of .de
contamination .in .the .barbershop .is .known .as: .- .ANS✓✓-Disinfection
State .barber .boards .and .health .departments .require .only: .- .ANS✓✓-Disinfection
.and .sanitation .procedures
A .disinfectant .that .contains .the .properties .of .a .bactericide, .fungicide, .pseudom
onacide, .veridic, .and .tuberculocide .is .considered .to .be .a/an: .- .ANS✓✓-Hospital-
level .disinfectant
Antiseptics .may .be .used .on: .- .ANS✓✓-The .skin
For .effective .sanitization, .the .minimum .strength .of .a .quotes .solution .used .to .sa
nitize .implements .is: .- .ANS✓✓-1:1000
A .wet .sanitizer .should .contain: .- .ANS✓✓-A .disinfectant .solution
The .Occupational .Safety .and .Health .Administration .
(OSHA) .regulates .and .enforces .safety .and .health .in .the .workplace .by: .- .ANS✓✓
-Setting .safety .standards
Keep .clean .towels: .- .ANS✓✓-In .a .clean, .closed .cabinet
Barbers .should .wash .their .hands: .- .ANS✓✓-before .and .after .serving .each .client
Implements .must .be .cleaned .prior .to .immersion .in .a .disinfectant .solution .to: .- .
ANS✓✓-A, .B, .and .C .
(avoid .solution .contamination, .comply .with .state .board .rules, .comply .with .sanit
ation .procedures)
When .a .blood .spill .occurs, .employ: .- .ANS✓✓-universal .precautions
Cream .should .be .removed .from .jars .with: .- .ANS✓✓-A .clean .spatula
Hair .or .other .waste .materials .on .the .floor .of .a .barbershop .should .be: .- .ANS✓✓-
placed .in .a .closed .container
Small .nicks .or .cuts .should .be .cleansed .and .treated .with: .- .ANS✓✓-
Styptic .powder
The .most .desirable .type .of .hair .comb .is .made .of: .- .ANS✓✓-Hard .rubber
The .French .type .of .haircutting .shears: .- .ANS✓✓-has .one .finger .brace
When .holding .haircutting .shears .properly, .the .barber .places .the .thumb .in .the .t
humb .grip .of .the: .- .ANS✓✓-moving .blade
Electric .clippers .are .driven .by .a .rotary .motor, .magnetic .motor, .or: .- .ANS✓✓-
Pivot .motor
