Chapter 2 Review Questions | Milady's Standard Professional Barbering


1. What is the origin of the word barber? The word barber is derived from the latin word barba, meaning beard
2. What is the name of the Egyptian barber commemorated with a sculpture? Meryma’at
3. Which country is credited with being the first to cultivate beauty in an extravagant fashion? The egyptian Culture
4. Name the person credited with bringing barbering and shaving to Rome. Ticinius Mena
5. Explain the duties of Egyptian barbers associated with the priests of that culture. Every third day, Meryma’at would shave the priests’ entire bodies to ensure their purity before entering the temple.
6. List the human characteristics sometimes associated with the wearing of a beard. In early times, most groups considered the beard to be a sign of wisdom, strength, or manhood. In some cultures, the beard was a sacred symbol. In rome a young man’s first shave on his 22nd birthday constituted a rite of passage from boyhood to manhood and was celebrated with great festivity.
7. Explain the duties of the barber-surgeons. The practices of bloodletting, minor surgery, herbal remedies, and tooth pulling were performed by Barber-surgeons.
8. Explain the origin of the modern barber pole. The pole is thought to represent the staff that a patient would hold tightly in order for the veins in the arm to stand out during bloodletting. The bottom end-cap of modern barber poles represents the basin that was used as a vessel to either catch the blood during bloodletting or to lather the face for shaving. The white stripes on the pole represent the bandages that were used to stop the bleeding and were hung on the staff to dry. The stained bandages would then twist around the pole in the breeze, forming a red-and-white pattern. One interpretation of the colors of the barber pole is that the red represented the blood, blue the veins, and white the bandages.
9. Which ethnic groups brought barber-surgeons to America? The Dutch and Swedish settlers brought barber-surgeons with them to America.
10. Identify the name of the early barber employer organizations. Master barber groups
11. Identify the name of the early barber employee organizations. Journeymen barber groups
12. In what year did A. B. Moler open the first barber school in America? 1893
13. Who was the author of the first barbering textbook? A.B. Moler
14. Name the first state to pass a barber licensing law and the year in which it was passed. Minnesota. 1897
15. Explain the primary function of state barber boards. The protection of health, safety, and welfare of the public.
16. What does NABBA stand for? National Association of Barber Boards of America

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