BA Ch.14 PT - Men's Haircutting & Styling

To eliminate any guesswork about the desired haircut or style, the barber performs a:

• Hair analysis

• Client consultation

• Strand test

• Style book presentation

Barbers should be able to recognize __________ facial shapes.

• five

• six

• seven

• eight

The facial shape most often recognized as ideal is the __________ facial shape.

• round

• oval

• square

• oblong

Over-wide cheekbones and a narrow chin are features of the __________ facial shape.

• inverted triangle

• oval

• oblong

• diamond

When designing a hairstyle for the oblong facial shape, the objective is to __________ the shape.

• lengthen

• slenderize

• widen

• shorten

The features of a concave profile are a:

• Prominent forehead and chin

• Receding forehead and chin

• Prominent forehead and receding chin

• Forehead and chin in alignment

To minimize the appearance of a long neck, the hair should be:

• Left longer

• Cut to the natural hairline

• Cut shorter

• Tapered close to the head

The widest section of the head is the:

• Parietal ridge

• Back

• Crown

• Side

The bone that protrudes at the base of the skull is the __________ bone.

• frontal

• neck

• parietal

• occipital

Three types of straight lines used in haircutting are:

• Horizontal, vertical, and zigzag

• Horizontal, vertical, and diagonal

• Diagonal, horizontal, and wavy

• Curved, horizontal, and vertical