Virginia Barber License Exam, Virginia Board of
Barbers and Cosmetology||Verified Exam!!, 2026/2027
-Question Licensing Examination with Detailed
Rationales
Which step of the writing process includes rewriting or
reorganizing the material as necessary?
A) revising
B) editing
C) drafting
D) planning - Answer-Editing
Clergymen of the Middle Ages wore a shaved patch on the
crown of the head called a _______.
A) tondere
B) tonsure
C) tonsil
D) tonsorial - Answer-Tonsure
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During the Middle Ages, barbers practice shaving,
haircutting, and
A) medicine
B) magic
C) astronomy
D) religious services - Answer-Medicine
Historically, the length and style of hair and the wearing of
beards has been influenced by
A) religion
B) occupation
C) politics
D) all of the above - Answer-All of the above
During the late 1800s, members who belong to employer
organizations were
A) journeymen barbers
B) student barbers
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C) master barbers
D) apprentice barbers - Answer-Journeymen barbers
In 1916, the _____ was enacted to promote strict
disinfection and cleaning practices to limit the spread of
disease
A) sterilization system
B) master barbers' system
C) Terminal Methods system
D) Moler Manual system - Answer-Sterilization system
Cocci organisms are pathogenic bacteria with a _____
shape
A) round
B) rod
C) curved
D) corkscrew - Answer-Round