Hair cutting review

The most effective way to establish design lines that are proportionate is with:

• A. reference points

• B. vertical

• C. horizon

• D. angles of elevation

The apex is the

• highest point of head

• middle of head

• bottom of head

• the cutting line

The occipital bone is found:

• top of head

• at the base of the skull

• nape area

• frontal

The widest area of the head, starting at the temples and ending at the bottom of the crown, is the:

• crown

• frontal

• parietal ridge

• back

Diagonal lines are used to create:

• A. beveled shapes

• B. blunt cuts

• C. layered cuts

• D. long layers

When combed into its natural falling position, the fringe or bangs area falls no farther than:

• the outer corners of the nose

• behind the ears

• the top of the ears

• the outer corners of the eyes

Elevation is measured in:

• levels

• degrees

• inches

• fingers

The stationary guideline: A. used in cutting the front B. used in long layers C. is used mostly in blunt haircuts D. used in overdirecting.

• used in cutting the front

• used in long layers

• is used mostly in blunt haircuts

• used in overdirecting

Curly hair shrinks as it dries even more than straight hair does, by about:

• 1/8 to 1/4 inch

• 1/4 to 1/2 inch

• 1/2 inch to two inches

• 2 inches

When the hair is combed away from its natural falling position toward a guideline, rather than straight out from the head, that is called:

• A. low elevation

• B. 45-degree elevation

• C. overdirection

• D. 90-degree elevation