Haircutting

The straight lines used to build weight and create one-length and low-elevation haircuts are _________________.

• perpendicular lines

• horizontal lines

• weight lines

• diagonal lines

For control during haircutting, the hair is parted into working areas called:

• foundations

• lines

• parts

• sections and subsections

The angle at which the fingers are held when cutting the line that creates the end shape is the ________________.

• cutting line

• elevation

• guideline

• perimeter

Which guideline is used when creating a graduated haircut (45 Degree Haircut) or uniform layers (90 Degree Haircut).

• Traveling Guideline

• Stationary Guideline

• Outer Guideline

• Perimeter Guideline

Which guideline is used when creating a one-length or zero degree haircut?

• Traveling Guideline

• Stationary Guideline

• Outer Guideline

• Perimeter Guideline

A stylist needs to use less elevation on curly hair than on straighter hair textures, or leave the hair longer because of

• elasticity

• shrinkage

• porosity

• growth

The technique used to free up the cutting hand to cut a subsection is called _______________.

• Shear moving

• Removing the comb

• Transferring the comb

• working with shears

When cutting the hair, a general rule of thumb is to stand _________________.

• Directly beside the area you are cutting

• Directly in front of the area you are cutting

• To the right of the area you are cutting

• To the left of the area you are cutting

The process of removing bulk without shortening hair length is also known as

• blunt cutting

• angle cutting

• texturizing

• compensating

When cutting hair that is located below the ears, cut the hair _____________________.

• Above the fingers

• with hands facing Palm-to-palm

• Past the second knuckle

• None of the above