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Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is defined as compounds made up of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur? Polypeptide chains

a)

Peptide bonds

b)

Amino acids

c)

Keratin proteins

d)

Polypeptide chains

2.

What is defined as chemical bonds that join amino acids together, end-to-end in long chains, to form a polypeptide chain?

a)

Peptide bonds

b)

Amino acids

c)

Keratin proteins

d)

Polypeptide chains

3.

What are long chains of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds?

a)

Peptide bonds

b)

Amino acids

c)

Keratin proteins

d)

Polypeptide chains

4.

What are long, coiled polypeptide chains?

a)

Peptide bonds

b)

Amino acids

c)

Keratin proteins

d)

Polypeptide chains

5.

What are disulfide, salt, and hydrogen bonds that cross-link polypeptide chains together called?

a)

Peptide bonds

b)

Keratin proteins

c)

Polypeptide chains

d)

Side Bonds

6.

What are strong chemical side bonds formed when the sulfur atoms in two adjacent protein chains are joined together?

a)

Hydrogen Bond

b)

Disulfide Bond

c)

Salt Bond

d)

Side Bond

7.

What are relatively weak physical side bonds that are easily broken by changes in pH, and they re-form when the pH returns to normal levels?

a)

Hydrogen Bond

b)

Disulfide Bond

c)

Salt Bond

d)

Side Bond

8.

What are weak physical side bonds that are easily broken by water or heat, and they re-form as the hair dries or cools? Side Bond

a)

Hydrogen Bond

b)

Disulfide Bond

c)

Salt Bond

d)

Side Bond

9.

Where in the hair is the chemical change happening?

a)

Cuticle

b)

Medulla

c)

Cortex

d)

Hair strand

10.

What is acidic on the pH scale?

a)

6-9

b)

8-14

c)

0-6

d)

7

11.

What is alkaline on the pH scale?

a)

6-9

b)

8-14

c)

0-6

d)

7

12.

What is neutral on the pH scale?

a)

6-9

b)

8-14

c)

0-6

d)

7

13.

What is a two-step process whereby the hair undergoes a physical change caused by wrapping the hair on perm rods?

a)

Relaxing

b)

Permanent Waving

c)

Curling

d)

Straightening

14.

What is a colorless liquid with a strong, unpleasant odor, is the most common reducing agent in permanent wave solutions?

a)

Ammonium thioglycolate (ATG)

b)

pH

c)

Thioglycolic acid

d)

Glyceryl monothioglycolate (GMTG)

15.

What is alkaline and is the active ingredient or reducing agent in alkaline permanents?

a)

Ammonium thioglycolate (ATG)

b)

pH

c)

Thioglycolic acid

d)

Glyceryl monothioglycolate (GMTG)

16.

What is the main active ingredient in true acid and acid-balanced waving lotions? )

a)

Ammonium thioglycolate (ATG)

b)

pH

c)

Thioglycolic acid

d)

Glyceryl monothioglycolate (GMTG)

17.

What is also known as cold waves and were developed in 1941?

a)

Acid-balanced wave

b)

Alkaline wave

c)

Acid wave

d)

Exothermic wave

18.

Which wave has a pH between 4.5 and 7.0 and requires heat to process?

a)

Acid-balanced wave

b)

Alkaline wave

c)

True Acid wave

d)

Exothermic wave

19.

Which waves have a 7.0 or neutral pH and process at room temperature?

a)

Acid-balanced wave

b)

Alkaline wave

c)

True Acid wave

d)

Exothermic wave

20.

What creates an exothermic chemical reaction that heats up the waving solution and speeds up the processing?

a)

Acid-balanced wave

b)

Alkaline wave

c)

True Acid wave

d)

Exothermic wave

21.

What is activated by an outside heat source, usually a conventional hood-type hair dryer?

a)

Ammonia-free waves

b)

Thio-free waves

c)

Endothermic wave

d)

Exothermic wave

22.

What are perms that use an ingredient that does not evaporate as readily as ammonia, so there is very little odor associated with their use?

a)

Ammonia-free waves

b)

Thio-free waves

c)

Endothermic wave

d)

Exothermic wave

23.

What uses an ingredient other than ATG, such as cysteamine or mercaptamine as the primary reducing agent? Ammonia-free waves Thio-free waves Endothermic wave Exothermic wave

a)

Ammonia-free waves

b)

Thio-free waves

c)

Endothermic wave

d)

Exothermic wave

24.

The use of sulfates, sulfites, and bisulfites presents an alternative to ATG known as what?

a)

Thio-free waves

b)

Endothermic waves

c)

Low-pH waves

d)

Exothermic waves

25.

What hair usually has a weak curl pattern or may appear to be absolutely straight and the hair is usually curlier at the scalp and straighter at the ends?

a)

Underprocessed

b)

Overprocessed

c)

Processed just right

d)

Any hair chemically processed

26.

What hair usually has a very weak curl, but may also be straight, and the hair is usually straighter at the scalp and curlier at the ends?

a)

Underprocessed

b)

Overprocessed

c)

Processed just right

d)

Any hair chemically processed

27.

What stops the action of the waving solution and rebuilds the hair into its new curly form?

a)

Nothing

b)

thio neutralization

c)

Rinsing the hair

d)

Shampooing the hair

28.

The first function of permanent waving (thio) neutralization is the ____________, of any waving lotion that remains in the hair after processing.

a)

Deactivation/ neutralization

b)

Oxidation

c)

Rinsing

d)

Shampooing

29.

What helps you determine how your client’s hair will react to a perm?

a)

Predisposition test

b)

Strand test

c)

Preliminary curl test

d)

Hair Resistance

30.

What are the most common type of perm rod and have a smaller diameter?

a)

Convex rods

b)

Straight rods

c)

Concave rods

d)

Soft bender rods

31.

Which rods are equal in diameter along their entire length or curling area?

a)

Convex rods

b)

Straight rods

c)

Concave rods

d)

Soft bender rods

32.

Which rods are usually about 12 inches long with a uniform diameter along the entire length of the rod? Convex rods Straight rods Concave rods Soft bender rods

a)

Convex rods

b)

Straight rods

c)

Concave rods

d)

Soft bender rods

33.

What are thin, absorbent papers used to control the ends of the hair when wrapping and winding hair on the perm rods?

a)

Papers

b)

Endpapers

c)

Wrapping paper

d)

Hair papers

34.

Which is a perm wrap in which one end paper is placed under and another is placed over the strand of hair being wrapped? Flat wrap

a)

Bookend wrap

b)

Double flat wrap

c)

Single flat wrap

d)

Flat wrap

35.

Which is similar to the double flat wrap but uses only one endpaper, placed over the top of the strand of hair? Flat wrap

a)

Bookend wrap

b)

Double flat wrap

c)

Single flat wrap

d)

Flat wrap

36.

Which uses one end paper folded in half over the hair ends like an envelope?

a)

Bookend wrap

b)

Double flat wrap

c)

Single flat wrap

d)

Flat wrap

37.

What are subsections of panels into which the hair is divided for perm wrapping?

a)

Sectioning

b)

Base placement

c)

Base sections

d)

Subsections

38.

Which refers to the position of the rod in relation to its base section?

a)

Sectioning

b)

Base placement

c)

Base sections

d)

Subsections

39.

Which is the hair wrapped at 45-degrees beyond perpendicular to its base section?

a)

Off-base

b)

On-base

c)

Half-base

d)

Volume base

40.

Which is the hair wrapped at an angle of 90 degrees or perpendicular to its base section?

a)

Off base

b)

On base

c)

Half base

d)

Volume base

41.

Which is wrapping the hair at 45 degrees below the center of the base section? Off base On base Half base Volume base

a)

Off base

b)

On base

c)

Half base

d)

Volume base

42.

Which refers to the angle at which the rod is positioned on the head: horizontally, vertically, or diagonally? Base placement Base sections Base direction Base

a)

Base placement

b)

Base sections

c)

Base direction

d)

Base

43.

What technique is wrapped from the ends to the scalp in overlapping concentric layers?

a)

croquignole perm wrap

b)

spiral perm wrap

c)

Bricklay perm wrap

d)

Original perm wrap

44.

Which technique is the hair wrapped at an angle other than perpendicular to the length of the rod? croquignole perm wrap spiral perm wrap Bricklay perm wrap Original perm wrap

a)

croquignole perm wrap

b)

spiral perm wrap

c)

Bricklay perm wrap

d)

Original perm wrap

45.

What is it called when the hair is wrapped on one rod from the scalp to midway down the hair shaft, and another rod is used to wrap the remaining hair strand in the same direction?

a)

Rolling

b)

Wrapping

c)

Double-rod wrapping

d)

Double-rod rolling

46.

Which is a wrapping pattern in which all the rods within a panel move in the same direction and are positioned on equal-sized bases?

a)

Weave

b)

Bricklay

c)

Curvature

d)

Basic

47.

Which has partings and bases that radiate throughout the panels to follow the curvature of the head?

a)

Weave

b)

Bricklay

c)

Curvature

d)

Basic

48.

Which has a base section that is offset from each other row by row, to prevent noticeable splits and to blend the flow of the hair?

a)

Weave

b)

Bricklay

c)

Curvature

d)

Basic

49.

Which uses zigzag partings to divide base areas?

a)

Weave

b)

Bricklay

c)

Curvature

d)

Basic

50.

If your client wants a perm but does not wish the entire head of hair to be curled, what do you do?

a)

Tell them it cannot be done

b)

Perm the entire head

c)

Deny the service

d)

Perform a partial perm

51.

What is the process that rearranges the structure of curly hair into a straighter or smoother form?

a)

Permanent Waving

b)

Chemical Hair Relaxing

c)

Straightening the hair

d)

Curling the hair

52.

What uses the same ATG that is used in permanent waving but at a higher concentration and a higher pH? Thio-free waves Thioglycolate acid Thio neutralization Thio relaxer

a)

Thio-free waves

b)

Thioglycolate acid

c)

Thio neutralization

d)

Thio relaxer

53.

What measures the thickness or thinness of a liquid that affects how the fluid flows? Volume Viscosity Thickness test Flows test

a)

Volume

b)

Viscosity

c)

Thickness test

d)

Flows test

54.

What combines the use of a thio relaxer with flat ironing?

a)

Chinese Thermal Straightening

b)

Japanese Thermal Straightening

c)

Chinese Thermal Curling

d)

Japanese Thermal Curling

55.

Which are very strong alkalis with a pH over 13? Thio relaxers Permanent waving lotion Hydroxide relaxers Relaxers

a)

Thio relaxers

b)

Permanent waving lotion

c)

Hydroxide relaxers

d)

Relaxers

56.

What is the process by which hydroxide relaxers permanently straighten hair, the relaxers remove a sulfur atom from a disulfide bond and convert it into a lanthionine bond?

a)

Relaxing

b)

Perming

c)

Lanthionization

d)

Thionization

57.

What are ionic compounds formed by a metal— sodium (Na), potassium (K), or lithium (Li)—which is combined with oxygen (O) and hydrogen (H)? Lye-base relaxers No-lye relaxers Low pH relaxers Metal hydroxide relaxers

a)

Lye-base relaxers

b)

No-lye relaxers

c)

Low pH relaxers

d)

Metal hydroxide relaxers

58.

Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) relaxers are commonly called what? Lye-base relaxers No-lye relaxers Low pH relaxers Metal hydroxide relaxers

a)

Lye-base relaxers

b)

No-lye relaxers

c)

Low pH relaxers

d)

Metal hydroxide relaxers

59.

Lithium hydroxide (LiOH) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) relaxers are often advertised and sold as what?

a)

Lye-base relaxers

b)

No-lye relaxers

c)

Low pH relaxers

d)

Metal hydroxide relaxers

60.

Sulfites and bisulfites are sometimes used as what hair relaxers?

a)

Lye-base relaxers

b)

No-lye relaxers

c)

Low pH relaxers

d)

Metal hydroxide relaxers

61.

What do not require the application of a protective base cream?

a)

All relaxers

b)

No relaxers

c)

No base relaxers

d)

Base relaxers

62.

What requires the application of a protective base cream to the entire scalp prior to the application of the relaxer?

a)

All relaxers

b)

No relaxers

c)

No base relaxers

d)

Base relaxers

63.

What is an oily cream used to protect the skin and scalp during hair relaxing?

a)

Protectant

b)

Base cream

c)

Lotion

d)

Moisturizers

64.

What is an acid-alkali neutralization that neutralizes the alkaline residues left in the hair by a hydroxide relaxer and lowers the pH of the hair and scalp?

a)

Thio neutralization

b)

Hydroxide neutralization

c)

Thio relaxer

d)

Hydroxide relaxer

65.

What is a thio-based chemical service that reformats curly and wavy hair into looser and larger curls and waves?

a)

Perm

b)

Soft curl perm

c)

Hard curl perm

d)

Curl reformation