Milady Barbering Exam Questions and Answers
(Verified Answers)
1. Archaeological studies have shown that simple implements were made
to cut hair using...
ANS sharpened flints, oyster shells and bone.
2. Many primitive cultures had belief systems that elevated tribal barbers
to positions 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
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, imposing a tax on beards ANS Peter the Great.
6. In what year did barber-surgeons begin practicing after they took over
the role of physician and surgeon from the clergy
ANS 1163
7. In 1540, Henry VIII recombined the barbers and surgeons of London
through an 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
to America
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 and Bandages
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(Verified Answers)
1. Archaeological studies have shown that simple implements were made
to cut hair using...
ANS sharpened flints, oyster shells and bone.
2. Many primitive cultures had belief systems that elevated tribal barbers
to positions 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
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, imposing a tax on beards ANS Peter the Great.
6. In what year did barber-surgeons begin practicing after they took over
the role of physician and surgeon from the clergy
ANS 1163
7. In 1540, Henry VIII recombined the barbers and surgeons of London
through an 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
to America
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 and Bandages
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