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Barber Practice Test: State Board
Shaving Questions and Correct
Answers Latest 2025
A cowlick is:
a. a wave pattern
b. a tuft of hair standing straight up
c. hair in circular pattern
d. hair flowing in the same direction - ANSb. a tuft of hair standing straight
up
A graduated haircut is cut:
a. with no tension
b. at 90-degree elevations
c. at low to medium elevations
d. only with vertical pointings - ANSc. at low to medium elevations
A long layered cut:
a. is cut at 90-degree elevation
b. consists of increased layering
c. uses traveling guide in top section
d. consists of long uniform layers - ANSb. consists of increased layering
A Material Safety Data Sheet contains:
a. product prices
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b. warranty information
c. a list of product suppliers
d. ingredients, hazards, and other product information - ANSd. ingredient,
hazards, and other product information
Acidic solutions applied to the hair:
a. swell the cuticle
b. soften the cuticle
c. expand the cuticle
d. harden the cuticle - ANSd. harden the cuticle
Alkaline perms are also called:
a. low pH waves
b. cold waves
c. acid-balanced perms
d. ammonia-free perms - ANSb. cold waves
Alkaline perms:
a. are wrapped with waving lotion or water
b. shrink the cuticle layer
c. have a low pH
d. do not require plastic cups - ANSa. are wrapped with waving lotion or
water
Alkaline solutions applied to the hair:
a. swell the cuticle
b. shrink the cuticle
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c. constrict the cuticle
d. strip the cuticle - ANSa. swell the cuticle
Alopecia areata is characterized by:
a. a horseshoe-shaped fringe of hair
b. hair falling out in round particles
c. slow, gradual hair loss
d. miniaturization of terminal hair - ANSb. Hair falling out in round patches
Amino acids are joined end-to-end by:
a. sulfur bonds
b. peptide bonds
c. hydrogen bonds
d. side bonds - ANSb. peptide bonds
Anaphoresis is a process that involves:
a. a negative pole and an acid product
b. a postive pole and an alkaline product
c. a negative pole and an alkaline product
d.a positive pole and an acidic product - ANSc. a negative pole an an
alkaline product
Before permanent waving, hair tinted with metallic dye must first be treated
with a:
a. dye remover
b. leave-in conditioner
c. cholesterol filler
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Barber Practice Test: State Board
Shaving Questions and Correct
Answers Latest 2025
A cowlick is:
a. a wave pattern
b. a tuft of hair standing straight up
c. hair in circular pattern
d. hair flowing in the same direction - ANSb. a tuft of hair standing straight
up
A graduated haircut is cut:
a. with no tension
b. at 90-degree elevations
c. at low to medium elevations
d. only with vertical pointings - ANSc. at low to medium elevations
A long layered cut:
a. is cut at 90-degree elevation
b. consists of increased layering
c. uses traveling guide in top section
d. consists of long uniform layers - ANSb. consists of increased layering
A Material Safety Data Sheet contains:
a. product prices
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b. warranty information
c. a list of product suppliers
d. ingredients, hazards, and other product information - ANSd. ingredient,
hazards, and other product information
Acidic solutions applied to the hair:
a. swell the cuticle
b. soften the cuticle
c. expand the cuticle
d. harden the cuticle - ANSd. harden the cuticle
Alkaline perms are also called:
a. low pH waves
b. cold waves
c. acid-balanced perms
d. ammonia-free perms - ANSb. cold waves
Alkaline perms:
a. are wrapped with waving lotion or water
b. shrink the cuticle layer
c. have a low pH
d. do not require plastic cups - ANSa. are wrapped with waving lotion or
water
Alkaline solutions applied to the hair:
a. swell the cuticle
b. shrink the cuticle
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c. constrict the cuticle
d. strip the cuticle - ANSa. swell the cuticle
Alopecia areata is characterized by:
a. a horseshoe-shaped fringe of hair
b. hair falling out in round particles
c. slow, gradual hair loss
d. miniaturization of terminal hair - ANSb. Hair falling out in round patches
Amino acids are joined end-to-end by:
a. sulfur bonds
b. peptide bonds
c. hydrogen bonds
d. side bonds - ANSb. peptide bonds
Anaphoresis is a process that involves:
a. a negative pole and an acid product
b. a postive pole and an alkaline product
c. a negative pole and an alkaline product
d.a positive pole and an acidic product - ANSc. a negative pole an an
alkaline product
Before permanent waving, hair tinted with metallic dye must first be treated
with a:
a. dye remover
b. leave-in conditioner
c. cholesterol filler
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