NIC PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Proportions, balance, rhythm, emphasis, and harmony are principles in
A. Dimension with color
B. Profile
C. Art and design
D. Bang area - Answers - C. Art and design
During a service, disposable items contaminated by blood MUST be
A. Disinfected
B. Discarded
C. Wiped clean
D. Washed with soap - Answers - B. Discarded
Parasites need which of the following to survive?
A. Host
B. Pathogen
C. Toxin
D. Virus - Answers - A. Host
Which of the following chemical germicide's can be used on the skin?
A. Liquid soap
B. Fungicide
C. Antiseptic
D. Astringent - Answers - C. Antiseptic
What pH level will tend to dry out the skin?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 8 - Answers - A. 3?
By highlighting the cheekbone, the area will appear
A. Diminished
B. Emphasized
C. Contoured
D. Darkened - Answers - B. Emphasized
Which one of the following is an active ingredient in a relaxer that softens and swells the
hair to form lanthionine bonds?
A. Aniline derivative
B. Sodium hypochlorite
C. Sodium hydroxide
D. Hydrogen peroxide - Answers - C. Sodium hydroxide
, A client comes in the salon to purchase shampoo, she frequently uses a lot of styling
gel and spritz. What shampoo should the stylist recommend?
A. Medicated
B. Dry
C. Clarifying
D. Balancing - Answers - C. Clarifying
What is it called when a contagious disease spreads from one person to another
person?
A. Information
B. Hepatitis
C. Communicable
D. Parasites - Answers - C. Communicable
Which of the following can cause hair breakage during a lightener retouch?
A. Overlapping
B. Under processing
C. Grabbing
D. Toning - Answers - A. Overlapping
Which of the following determines the mobility of a pin curl?
A. Bass
B. Stem
C. Circle
D. Shaping - Answers - B. Stem
Which layer of the skin produces the cells that color the skin?
A. Horny
B. Granular
C. Spiny
D. Basal cell - Answers - D. Basal cell
Which of the following conditions is a fungus found on the skin?
A. Psoriasis
B. Pityriasis Capitis
C. Tinea Capitis
D. Hypertrichosis - Answers - C. Tinea capitis
The section of the pin curl that is the stationary foundation of that curl is the
A. Base
B. Stem
C. Circle
D. Shaping - Answers - A. Base
Which type of hair requires more heat and pressure than the others to press when using
a pressing comb?
Proportions, balance, rhythm, emphasis, and harmony are principles in
A. Dimension with color
B. Profile
C. Art and design
D. Bang area - Answers - C. Art and design
During a service, disposable items contaminated by blood MUST be
A. Disinfected
B. Discarded
C. Wiped clean
D. Washed with soap - Answers - B. Discarded
Parasites need which of the following to survive?
A. Host
B. Pathogen
C. Toxin
D. Virus - Answers - A. Host
Which of the following chemical germicide's can be used on the skin?
A. Liquid soap
B. Fungicide
C. Antiseptic
D. Astringent - Answers - C. Antiseptic
What pH level will tend to dry out the skin?
A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 8 - Answers - A. 3?
By highlighting the cheekbone, the area will appear
A. Diminished
B. Emphasized
C. Contoured
D. Darkened - Answers - B. Emphasized
Which one of the following is an active ingredient in a relaxer that softens and swells the
hair to form lanthionine bonds?
A. Aniline derivative
B. Sodium hypochlorite
C. Sodium hydroxide
D. Hydrogen peroxide - Answers - C. Sodium hydroxide
, A client comes in the salon to purchase shampoo, she frequently uses a lot of styling
gel and spritz. What shampoo should the stylist recommend?
A. Medicated
B. Dry
C. Clarifying
D. Balancing - Answers - C. Clarifying
What is it called when a contagious disease spreads from one person to another
person?
A. Information
B. Hepatitis
C. Communicable
D. Parasites - Answers - C. Communicable
Which of the following can cause hair breakage during a lightener retouch?
A. Overlapping
B. Under processing
C. Grabbing
D. Toning - Answers - A. Overlapping
Which of the following determines the mobility of a pin curl?
A. Bass
B. Stem
C. Circle
D. Shaping - Answers - B. Stem
Which layer of the skin produces the cells that color the skin?
A. Horny
B. Granular
C. Spiny
D. Basal cell - Answers - D. Basal cell
Which of the following conditions is a fungus found on the skin?
A. Psoriasis
B. Pityriasis Capitis
C. Tinea Capitis
D. Hypertrichosis - Answers - C. Tinea capitis
The section of the pin curl that is the stationary foundation of that curl is the
A. Base
B. Stem
C. Circle
D. Shaping - Answers - A. Base
Which type of hair requires more heat and pressure than the others to press when using
a pressing comb?
