BA Ch.16 PT - Women's Haircutting & Styling

The four basic haircuts are the blunt, graduated, uniform-layered, and ________ cuts.

• tapered

• stacked

• long-layered

• short-layered

The haircut that looks like all the hair is the same length is the ________ cut.

• blunt

• long-layered

• graduated

• uniform-layered

A graduated cut has a wedge shape that is created by cutting with tension at ________ elevations.

• low to high

• very high

• medium to high

• low to medium

Maintain uniform moisture in the hair while ________.

• styling

• cutting

• drying

• combing

In a ________ cut, all of the hair is cut at a 90-degree elevation.

• blunt

• graduated

• uniform-layered

• long-layered

When cutting hair from one section to the next, always work with a ________.

• guide

• strand test

• constant elevation

• fresh comb

Cross-checking is done by parting off subsections ________ the direction they were cut.

• in

• perpendicular to

• opposite to

• diagonal to

To achieve a long-layered cut, the hair is projected and cut at ________ degrees.

• 0

• 45

• 90

• 180

When layering the hair, the remaining hanging length may be controlled by ________.

• cutting the top section

• creating uniform layers

• cutting in the layers first

• cutting the perimeter design line first

Wavy and curly hair have all of the following characteristics except ________.

• wave troughs

• straight ends

• wave crests

• elasticity