Tappans Chapter 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Vocation - CORRECT ANSWERS the work a person has chosen to do for his or her
livelihood, especially one for which the individual has talent or is drawn to
What are the four major threads to the history of massage as a vocation? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 1. Personal grooming and rejuvenation
2. Sports and fitness
3. Health care
4. Natural healing
Shampooing - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. British word to describe massage practices seen in
India, China, and the Middle East
2. The name is thought to have come from the Sanskrit word tshampua (body manipulation)
3. Often involved a hot, soapy bath, followed by a form of bodywork
Ammashi - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Blind masseurs of Japan
2. Practice was reserved for the blind as a welfare measure
How did the Ammashi announce their presence? - CORRECT ANSWERS They would blow a
small flute as they went about; people would call them in as they heard the sounds of the flute
Public Bathhouses - CORRECT ANSWERS Community centers for personal hygiene,
grooming services, pleasure and rejuvenation, and social interaction
, What was the prototype of public bathhouses in Western civilization? - CORRECT
ANSWERS The Roman bath
What led to the decrease in popularity of public baths in the sixteenth century? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Spread of communicable diseases and promiscuous behavior made common
bathing undesirable
Hammam - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Turkish bath
2. Telltacks were performed here
Telltack - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. A vigorous type of manipulation performed at a Turkish
bath
2. Involved gripping and pressing muscles, stretching, and cracking joints
Bath Attendant - CORRECT ANSWERS Occupation stemming from the ancient traditions of
servants or attendants giving a rubdown, or rubbing in scented oils, after a bath.
When did the first U.S. licenses for barbers and beauticians appear? - CORRECT
ANSWERS around 1900
Masseurs - CORRECT ANSWERS men whose job is to give massages
What is the Swedish general massage an amalgamation of? - CORRECT ANSWERS Pehr
Henrik Ling's medical gymnastics and Johann Mezger's massage
Medical Gymnasts - CORRECT ANSWERS Practitioners trained in the system of bodywork
developed by Pehr Henrik Ling of Sweden in the nineteenth century
CORRECT ANSWERS
Vocation - CORRECT ANSWERS the work a person has chosen to do for his or her
livelihood, especially one for which the individual has talent or is drawn to
What are the four major threads to the history of massage as a vocation? - CORRECT
ANSWERS 1. Personal grooming and rejuvenation
2. Sports and fitness
3. Health care
4. Natural healing
Shampooing - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. British word to describe massage practices seen in
India, China, and the Middle East
2. The name is thought to have come from the Sanskrit word tshampua (body manipulation)
3. Often involved a hot, soapy bath, followed by a form of bodywork
Ammashi - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Blind masseurs of Japan
2. Practice was reserved for the blind as a welfare measure
How did the Ammashi announce their presence? - CORRECT ANSWERS They would blow a
small flute as they went about; people would call them in as they heard the sounds of the flute
Public Bathhouses - CORRECT ANSWERS Community centers for personal hygiene,
grooming services, pleasure and rejuvenation, and social interaction
, What was the prototype of public bathhouses in Western civilization? - CORRECT
ANSWERS The Roman bath
What led to the decrease in popularity of public baths in the sixteenth century? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Spread of communicable diseases and promiscuous behavior made common
bathing undesirable
Hammam - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Turkish bath
2. Telltacks were performed here
Telltack - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. A vigorous type of manipulation performed at a Turkish
bath
2. Involved gripping and pressing muscles, stretching, and cracking joints
Bath Attendant - CORRECT ANSWERS Occupation stemming from the ancient traditions of
servants or attendants giving a rubdown, or rubbing in scented oils, after a bath.
When did the first U.S. licenses for barbers and beauticians appear? - CORRECT
ANSWERS around 1900
Masseurs - CORRECT ANSWERS men whose job is to give massages
What is the Swedish general massage an amalgamation of? - CORRECT ANSWERS Pehr
Henrik Ling's medical gymnastics and Johann Mezger's massage
Medical Gymnasts - CORRECT ANSWERS Practitioners trained in the system of bodywork
developed by Pehr Henrik Ling of Sweden in the nineteenth century
