History of Cosmetology Exam

Haircutting and hairstyling were practiced as early as the Ice Age.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Throughout the Chou Dynasty (circa 1100 BC), the royal colors were gold and silver.

• TRUE
• FALSE

New York chemist who introduced permanent hair color and founded Clairol.

• Lawrence Gelb
• Sarah Breedlove
• Marcel Grateau
• Madam C. J. Walker

Pioneer in the modern African-American hair care and cosmetics industry.

• Sarah Breedlove
• Marcel Grateau
• Victorian Age
• alkaline perm

Inventor, in 1872, of the first curling iron.

• Marcel Grateau
• Sarah Breedlove
• Lawrence Gelb
• Victorian Age

The __________were the first to cultivate beauty in an extravagant fashion.

• Romans

• Greeks

• Egyptians

Nail color and tinting was closely tied to social status with the _____________.

• Chinese

• Egyptians

• The Middle Ages

The Golden Age of ___________, hair styling became a highly developed art.

• Ice Age

• Middle Ages

• Greece

Noble Roman women tinted their hair ______, while the poor tinted their hair black.

• Blonde

• Red

• Brown

In the Renaissance period men & women would _______ their brows and forehead to look more intelligent.

• Gel

• Cover

• Shave