MILADY STANDARD BARBERING
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ASNWERS
Ticinius Mena - Answer-Sicilian credited with bringing barbering and shaving to
Rome in 296 BC
tonsorial - Answer-related to the cutting, clipping, or trimming of hair with shears or a
razor
tonsure - Answer-a shaved patch on the head
What is the origin of the word barber? - Answer-The word Barber is derived from the
Latin word Barba, meaning beard.
Which country is credited with being the first to develop barbering as an art? -
Answer-Egypt
What are the characteristics sometimes associated with the wearing of a beard? -
Answer-Wisdom-Status-Wealth
What is a tonsure? - Answer-A shave patch on the crown of the head.
What were the duties of the barber-surgeons? - Answer-Bloodletting, Minor surgery,
Tooth pulling, Herbal Remedies
What is the origin of the modern barber pole? - Answer-Evolved from technical
procedure bloodletting performed by the barber-surgeons. Red for the blood, white
for the bandages, blue for the buldging veins, and the silver cup on the bottom of the
pol represnt the pan that caught the blood during a procedure.
What were the names for the barbering employer and employee organizations? -
Answer-Master Barber Groups - Journeymen Barber Groups
Which state was the first to pass a barber's license law, and in what year was it
passed? - Answer-Minnesota in 1897
What is the primary function of state barber boards? - Answer-To develop standards
and procedures that keep both the barber and the client safe.
is the name of the national organization under which state barber boards function? -
Answer-NABBA
A.B. Moler - Answer-in 1893 established America's first barber school in Chicago,
Illinois
AMBBA - Answer-Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians of America
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ASNWERS
Ticinius Mena - Answer-Sicilian credited with bringing barbering and shaving to
Rome in 296 BC
tonsorial - Answer-related to the cutting, clipping, or trimming of hair with shears or a
razor
tonsure - Answer-a shaved patch on the head
What is the origin of the word barber? - Answer-The word Barber is derived from the
Latin word Barba, meaning beard.
Which country is credited with being the first to develop barbering as an art? -
Answer-Egypt
What are the characteristics sometimes associated with the wearing of a beard? -
Answer-Wisdom-Status-Wealth
What is a tonsure? - Answer-A shave patch on the crown of the head.
What were the duties of the barber-surgeons? - Answer-Bloodletting, Minor surgery,
Tooth pulling, Herbal Remedies
What is the origin of the modern barber pole? - Answer-Evolved from technical
procedure bloodletting performed by the barber-surgeons. Red for the blood, white
for the bandages, blue for the buldging veins, and the silver cup on the bottom of the
pol represnt the pan that caught the blood during a procedure.
What were the names for the barbering employer and employee organizations? -
Answer-Master Barber Groups - Journeymen Barber Groups
Which state was the first to pass a barber's license law, and in what year was it
passed? - Answer-Minnesota in 1897
What is the primary function of state barber boards? - Answer-To develop standards
and procedures that keep both the barber and the client safe.
is the name of the national organization under which state barber boards function? -
Answer-NABBA
A.B. Moler - Answer-in 1893 established America's first barber school in Chicago,
Illinois
AMBBA - Answer-Associated Master Barbers and Beauticians of America
