MILADY'S PROFESSIONAL BARBERING STATE BOARD EXAM 1 MASTER
STUDY GUIDE: 200 exam QUESTIONS, VERIFIED ANSWERS, AND
DETAILED RATIONALES COVERING BARBERING HISTORY,
PROFESSIONAL IMAGE & ETHICS, AND MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTION
CONTROL.
1. The word barber is derived from which language?
A. Greek
B. Latin
C. French
D. German
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The text explicitly states the word barber is derived from the
Latin word Barba.
2. What does the Latin word Barba mean?
A. Hair
B. Beard
C. Cut
D. Shave
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The text defines Barba as meaning Beard.
3. Barber-surgeons historically participated in which of the following
practices?
A. Dentistry only
B. Bloodletting, tooth pulling, and surgery
C. Prescribing medication
,D. Midwifery
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The text lists bloodletting, tooth pulling, and surgery as
practices of barber-surgeons.
4. In what year did A.B. Moyer establish America's first barber school
according to the text?
A. 1893
B. 1903
C. 1983
D. 1883
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The text states that in 1983, A.B. Moyer established
America's first barber school.
5. Who established America's first barber school?
A. A.B. Moyer
B. Milady
C. State Board
D. OSHA
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The text identifies A.B. Moyer as the founder of America's
first barber school.
6. State barber boards are primarily interested in maintaining high
standards of what?
A. Profitability
B. Competency
C. Speed
D. Customer service
,Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The text mentions state barber boards are primarily
interested in maintaining high standards of competency.
7. One key function of state barber boards is to protect the health,
safety, and welfare of the:
A. Barbers
B. Shop owners
C. Public
D. Manufacturers
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The text identifies the public as the group whose health,
safety, and welfare state barber boards protect.
8. Personality, personal hygiene, and attitude are all aspects of an
individual's:
A. Professional Image
B. Professional Ethics
C. Technical Skills
D. Business Acumen
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The text groups personality, personal hygiene, and attitude
under Professional Image.
9. Proper behavior and business dealings with employers, clients, and
coworkers are called:
A. Professional Image
B. Professional Ethics
C. Customer Service
D. Sanitation
, Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The text defines Professional Ethics as proper behavior and
business dealings with employers, clients, and coworkers.
10. Pathogenic bacteria produce:
A. Vitamins
B. Disease
C. Oxygen
D. Immunity
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The text states that pathogenic bacteria produce disease.
11. Pus-forming organisms that grow in clusters and cause abscesses,
pustules, pimples, and boils are:
A. Streptococci Bacteria
B. Staphylococci Bacteria
C. Diplococci Bacteria
D. Bacilli Bacteria
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The text identifies Staphylococci Bacteria as the pus-forming
organisms that grow in clusters and cause these conditions.
12. Ringworm is caused by a/an:
A. Animal parasite
B. Plant parasite
C. Virus
D. Bacteria
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The text states ringworm is caused by a plant parasite.
STUDY GUIDE: 200 exam QUESTIONS, VERIFIED ANSWERS, AND
DETAILED RATIONALES COVERING BARBERING HISTORY,
PROFESSIONAL IMAGE & ETHICS, AND MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTION
CONTROL.
1. The word barber is derived from which language?
A. Greek
B. Latin
C. French
D. German
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The text explicitly states the word barber is derived from the
Latin word Barba.
2. What does the Latin word Barba mean?
A. Hair
B. Beard
C. Cut
D. Shave
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The text defines Barba as meaning Beard.
3. Barber-surgeons historically participated in which of the following
practices?
A. Dentistry only
B. Bloodletting, tooth pulling, and surgery
C. Prescribing medication
,D. Midwifery
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The text lists bloodletting, tooth pulling, and surgery as
practices of barber-surgeons.
4. In what year did A.B. Moyer establish America's first barber school
according to the text?
A. 1893
B. 1903
C. 1983
D. 1883
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The text states that in 1983, A.B. Moyer established
America's first barber school.
5. Who established America's first barber school?
A. A.B. Moyer
B. Milady
C. State Board
D. OSHA
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The text identifies A.B. Moyer as the founder of America's
first barber school.
6. State barber boards are primarily interested in maintaining high
standards of what?
A. Profitability
B. Competency
C. Speed
D. Customer service
,Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The text mentions state barber boards are primarily
interested in maintaining high standards of competency.
7. One key function of state barber boards is to protect the health,
safety, and welfare of the:
A. Barbers
B. Shop owners
C. Public
D. Manufacturers
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The text identifies the public as the group whose health,
safety, and welfare state barber boards protect.
8. Personality, personal hygiene, and attitude are all aspects of an
individual's:
A. Professional Image
B. Professional Ethics
C. Technical Skills
D. Business Acumen
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The text groups personality, personal hygiene, and attitude
under Professional Image.
9. Proper behavior and business dealings with employers, clients, and
coworkers are called:
A. Professional Image
B. Professional Ethics
C. Customer Service
D. Sanitation
, Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The text defines Professional Ethics as proper behavior and
business dealings with employers, clients, and coworkers.
10. Pathogenic bacteria produce:
A. Vitamins
B. Disease
C. Oxygen
D. Immunity
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The text states that pathogenic bacteria produce disease.
11. Pus-forming organisms that grow in clusters and cause abscesses,
pustules, pimples, and boils are:
A. Streptococci Bacteria
B. Staphylococci Bacteria
C. Diplococci Bacteria
D. Bacilli Bacteria
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The text identifies Staphylococci Bacteria as the pus-forming
organisms that grow in clusters and cause these conditions.
12. Ringworm is caused by a/an:
A. Animal parasite
B. Plant parasite
C. Virus
D. Bacteria
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The text states ringworm is caused by a plant parasite.
