BARBER PRACTICE TEST STATE
BOARD SHAVING EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The sanitizing agents used most often in barbershops are:
a. chemical disinfectants
b. autoclaves
c. antiseptics
d. electric sanitizers - Answer-a. chemical disinfectants
To prepare 1:1000 quat solution, mix a gallon of water with:
a. 1 ounce of quat solute
b. 2 ounces of quat solute
c. 1/2 ounce of quat solute
d. 1/4 ounce of quat solute - Answer-d. 1/4 ouce of quat solute
Inorganic substances include:
a. pesticides
b. coal
c. plastics
d. minerals - Answer-d. minerals
Chemical combinations of two or more atoms of different elements are:
a. elemental molecules
b. compound molecules
c. physical mixtures
d. compound atoms - Answer-b. compound molecules
Physical properties:
a. are determined with a chemical reaction
b. involve a chemical change in a substance's identity
c. include melting and boiling points
d. include the change of iron to rust - Answer-c. include melting and boiling points
Permanent haircolor creates a:
a. chemical change
b. physical change
c. elemental change
d. compound change - Answer-a. chemical change
Hard water can be softened by distillation or by the use of:
a. sodium carbonate
b. sodium chloride
, c. magnesium salts
d. calcium salts - Answer-a. sodium carbonate
Only aqueous (water) solutions have:
a. hydrogen
b. pH
c. oxygen
d. surfactants - Answer-b. pH
Compared to skin and hair, water is:
a. the same pH
b. 10 times more acidic
c. 100 times more acidic
d. 100 times more alkaline - Answer-d. 100 times more alkaline
Solutions with a pH below 7.0:
a. contract and harden the hair
b. taste bitter
c. feel slippery
d. turn litmus paper from red to blue - Answer-a. contract and harden the hair
Solutions with a pH above 7.0:
a. tighten the skin
b. soften and swell the hair
c. turn litmus paper from blue to red
d. taste sour - Answer-b. soften and swell the hair
Oxidation and reduction are referred as:
a. dimineralization
b. redox reactions
c. distillation
d. ionization - Answer-b. redox reactions
Dissolving a solid, liquid, or gas in another substance produces a/an:
a. solution
b. compound
c. surfactant
d. emulsion - Answer-a. solution
Mayonnaise is a type of:
a. solution
b. compound
c. emulsion
d. surfactant - Answer-c. emulsion
Cleansing lotions differ from cleansing creams in that lotions:
BOARD SHAVING EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
The sanitizing agents used most often in barbershops are:
a. chemical disinfectants
b. autoclaves
c. antiseptics
d. electric sanitizers - Answer-a. chemical disinfectants
To prepare 1:1000 quat solution, mix a gallon of water with:
a. 1 ounce of quat solute
b. 2 ounces of quat solute
c. 1/2 ounce of quat solute
d. 1/4 ounce of quat solute - Answer-d. 1/4 ouce of quat solute
Inorganic substances include:
a. pesticides
b. coal
c. plastics
d. minerals - Answer-d. minerals
Chemical combinations of two or more atoms of different elements are:
a. elemental molecules
b. compound molecules
c. physical mixtures
d. compound atoms - Answer-b. compound molecules
Physical properties:
a. are determined with a chemical reaction
b. involve a chemical change in a substance's identity
c. include melting and boiling points
d. include the change of iron to rust - Answer-c. include melting and boiling points
Permanent haircolor creates a:
a. chemical change
b. physical change
c. elemental change
d. compound change - Answer-a. chemical change
Hard water can be softened by distillation or by the use of:
a. sodium carbonate
b. sodium chloride
, c. magnesium salts
d. calcium salts - Answer-a. sodium carbonate
Only aqueous (water) solutions have:
a. hydrogen
b. pH
c. oxygen
d. surfactants - Answer-b. pH
Compared to skin and hair, water is:
a. the same pH
b. 10 times more acidic
c. 100 times more acidic
d. 100 times more alkaline - Answer-d. 100 times more alkaline
Solutions with a pH below 7.0:
a. contract and harden the hair
b. taste bitter
c. feel slippery
d. turn litmus paper from red to blue - Answer-a. contract and harden the hair
Solutions with a pH above 7.0:
a. tighten the skin
b. soften and swell the hair
c. turn litmus paper from blue to red
d. taste sour - Answer-b. soften and swell the hair
Oxidation and reduction are referred as:
a. dimineralization
b. redox reactions
c. distillation
d. ionization - Answer-b. redox reactions
Dissolving a solid, liquid, or gas in another substance produces a/an:
a. solution
b. compound
c. surfactant
d. emulsion - Answer-a. solution
Mayonnaise is a type of:
a. solution
b. compound
c. emulsion
d. surfactant - Answer-c. emulsion
Cleansing lotions differ from cleansing creams in that lotions:
