Ch. 1 History & Career Opportunities

Question 1

What is the most effective technique for making each day in school positively impact your future?

Answer 1

Read trade publications cover to cover

Question 2

What is one thing that is key to your success in the field of cosmetology, regardless of which career path you choose?

Answer 2

Continuing to learn

Question 3

Which career path requires an aptitude for math and accounting, the ability to read documents such as profit and loss statements, and an understanding of marketing?

Answer 3

Salon Management

Question 4

In the salon industry, a DSC is known as a:

Answer 4

Distributor Sales Consultant

Question 5

Today, the beauty industry has entered an age of:

Answer 5

Specialization

Question 6

The 1970’s saw a new era in highlighting when French hairdressers introduced the art of hair weaving using:

Answer 6

Aluminum Foil

Question 7

The term____________services is used today to refer to the variety of permanent waving and straightening services available for various types and conditions.

Answer 7

Texture

Question 8

An alternative to the machine perm was introduced in 1932 when Ralph L. Evans and Everett G. McDonough pioneered a method that used heat generated by:

Answer 8

Chemical Reaction

Question 9

The first curling iron in 1872 consisted of:

Answer 9

Tongs heated by a gas burner

Question 10

The make-up of _______was popular with movie stars in the early 1900s because it would not cake or crack, even under hot studio lights.

Answer 10

Max Factor

Question 11

In the early twentieth century, the invention of the ___________coincided with an abrupt shift in American attitudes.

Answer 11

Motion Picture

Question 12

During the_______, both men and women took great pride in their physical appearance; wore elaborate, elegant clothing; and used fragrances and cosmetics, although highly colored preparations of the lips, cheeks, and eyes were discouraged.

Answer 12

Renaissance

Question 13

Women wore colored makeup on their cheeks and lips, but not on their eyes, during the_________

Answer 13

Middle ages

Question 14

In ancient Rome, middle-class women colored their hair:

Answer 14

Blond

Question 15

In ancient Rome, noblewomen tinted their hair:

Answer 15

Red

Question 16

Greek women applied preparations of__________onto their faces.

Answer 16

White lead

Question 17

In ancient_________, nail tinting was so closely tied to social status that commoners caught wearing a royal nail color faced a punishment of death.

Answer 17

China

Question 18

In ancient Egypt, Queen Neferrtiti stained her nails red by dipping her fingertips in:

Answer 18

Henna

Question 19

The earliest images of African people demonstrated that their__________was a pre-eminent reflection of the state of their well-being and existence in the world.

Answer 19

Hair

Question 20

The definition of cosmetology varies by state. The NYS Department of State Division of Licensing Services defines the practice of “Cosmetology” as that of “providing the services to the__________of a human being.”

Answer 20

hair, head, face, neck, or scalp

Question 21

Ancient records show that matter made from berries, tree bark, minerals, insects, nuts, herbs, and leaves were used for:

Answer 21

Pigments

Question 22

Cosmetic implements used during the ______were shaped from sharpened flints, oyster shells, or bone.

Answer 22

Ice Age

Question 23

The art and science of beautifying and improving the skin, nails, and hair, and the study of cosmetics and their application, is called:

Answer 23

Cosmetology

Question 24

During the_________, women used beauty masks and packs made from honey, eggs, milk, oatmeal, fruits, vegetables, and other natural ingredients in accordance with the strict social mores of the day.

Answer 24

Victorian Age