Milady Barbering Exam Questions and Answers
(Verified Answers)
1. Archaeological studies have shown that simple implements were made tocut hair using...
ANS sharpened flints, oyster shells and bone.
2. Many primitive cultures had belief systems that elevated tribal barbers topositions of
importance; one such position was a. ...............................................
ANS Shaman
3. What latin word meaning "beard" is the origin of the word barber
ANS Barba.
4. During the Middle Ages, a was a distinguishing style worn by cler-gymen
ANS tonsure
5. Which of the following historical figures encouraged shaving by imposinga tax on
beards ANS Peter the Great.
6. In what year did barber-surgeons begin practicing after they took over therole of
physician and surgeon from the clergy
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, ANS 1163
7. In 1540, Henry VIII recombined the barbers and surgeons of London throughan Act of
Parliament by granting a charter to the...
ANS Company of Barber-Sur- geons
8. The Symbol of the barber pole is thought to have evolved from what tech-nical
procedure performed by the barber-surgeons
ANS Bloodletting
9. Many Europeans had become so dependent upon the services of the barber-surgeons
that settlers brought barber-surgeons with them toAmerica
ANS Dutch and Swedish
10. One interpretation of the red, white and blue barber pole colors is that the colors
represent , , and
ANS Blood, Veins andBandages
11. In the early 1900's in New York City, what system outlined strict disinfectionand cleaning
practices
ANS Terminal Methods System
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(Verified Answers)
1. Archaeological studies have shown that simple implements were made tocut hair using...
ANS sharpened flints, oyster shells and bone.
2. Many primitive cultures had belief systems that elevated tribal barbers topositions of
importance; one such position was a. ...............................................
ANS Shaman
3. What latin word meaning "beard" is the origin of the word barber
ANS Barba.
4. During the Middle Ages, a was a distinguishing style worn by cler-gymen
ANS tonsure
5. Which of the following historical figures encouraged shaving by imposinga tax on
beards ANS Peter the Great.
6. In what year did barber-surgeons begin practicing after they took over therole of
physician and surgeon from the clergy
1/6
, ANS 1163
7. In 1540, Henry VIII recombined the barbers and surgeons of London throughan Act of
Parliament by granting a charter to the...
ANS Company of Barber-Sur- geons
8. The Symbol of the barber pole is thought to have evolved from what tech-nical
procedure performed by the barber-surgeons
ANS Bloodletting
9. Many Europeans had become so dependent upon the services of the barber-surgeons
that settlers brought barber-surgeons with them toAmerica
ANS Dutch and Swedish
10. One interpretation of the red, white and blue barber pole colors is that the colors
represent , , and
ANS Blood, Veins andBandages
11. In the early 1900's in New York City, what system outlined strict disinfectionand cleaning
practices
ANS Terminal Methods System
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