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History of cosmetology

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cosmetology is defined as the ____ of beautifying and improving the skin, nail, and hair.

a)

A.) Aesthetics

b)

B.) Art and science

c)

Standards and codes

d)

technology

e)

Process

2.

The term Cosmetology comes from the _____ word 'kosmeticos', meaning skilled in the use of cosmetics.

a)

A.)Egyptian

b)

B.) Greek

c)

C.) East Indian

d)

D.) Russian

3.

Archaeological studies reveal that haircutting and hairstyling were practiced in some form as early as the ____.

a)

A.) Golden Age Of Greece

b)

B.) Ice Age

c)

C.) Renaissance

d)

D.) Victorian Age

4.

Ancient people around the world used animal hide ___.

a)

A.) as colorants for hair and skin

b)

B.) to tie hair back

c)

C .) as headdresses to indicate social rank

d)

D.) as material for wigs

5.

Studying the history of cosmetology can ____.

a)

A.) help you understand that ancient and modern techniques are unrelated.

b)

B.) help you predict or understand current trends

c)
d)

D.) narrow your field of study

6.

which civilization is most known for using a variety of hairstyles as symbols of tribal; traditions to convey messages of age. martial status, power, and rank

?

a)

A.) Chinese

b)

B.) African

c)

C.) Egyptian

d)

D.) Roman

7.

Who were the first people to cultivate beauty with extravagant fashions and were the first to use cosmetics as their personal beautification habits?

a)

A.) The Indians

b)

B.) The Egyptians

c)

C.) The Romans

d)

D.) The Celtic

8.

Ancient Egyptians were the firstCiviliaization to infuse essential oils from ___ for use as perfumes ad for purification purposes.

a)

A.) rocks and minerals

b)

B.) leaves and blossoms

c)

C.) clay and mud

d)

D.) animal remains

9.

Which queen erected a personal cosmetics factory next to the dead sea?

a)

A.) Queen Nefertiti

b)

B.) Quen Cleopatra

c)

C.) Queen Elizabeth

d)

D.) Queen Evelyn

10.

Which substace was created by ancient Egyptians from a mixture of ground galena (a black mineral), sulfur, and animal fat?

a)

A.) Henna

b)

B.) kohl

c)

C.) Perfume

d)

D.) Lipstick

11.

What where the royal colors of the Chou Dynasty (Circa 1100 BC)?

a)

A.) Blue and gold

b)

B.) Gold and silver

c)

C.) Red and gold

d)

D.) Black and gold.

12.

What mineral, considered the cheif source of mercury, was ground into a fine owder and used to make vermillion, a briliant red pigment.

a)

A.)Iron

b)

B.) Cinnastick

c)

C.) Silver

d)

D.) Ruby

13.

In Ancint rome, women used hair color to indicate their class in society. what color did poor women used to dye their hair color.

a)

A.) Red

b)

B.) Black

c)

C.) Brown

d)

D.) Blonde

14.

The process of steam dillistration was refined by Avicenna, a ____, around AD 1000.

a)

A.) Greek Philiospher

b)

B.) persian physician

c)

C.) Roman Preist

d)

D.) French Matmatiian

15.

What was the period in history durin which Western civilization made the transisition from mideaval to modern history

a)

A.) The middle ages

b)

B.) The renaissance

c)

C.) the victorian

d)

D.) the industrials

16.

During the renissanc, the unusual practice of shaving of the eyebrows and hairline

a)

A.) fertirnity

b)

B>) inntellagence

c)

C.) Height

d)

D.) welth

17.

During which austere and restrictive period of Briish history (1837-1901) did Queen Victoria reign.?

a)

A.) middle ages

b)

B.) Victorian ages

c)

C.) the twentieth Century

d)

D.) Renaissance

18.

why did woman pinch their cheeks and bite their lips during the victorian age?

a)

A.) to punish themselves

b)

B.) to induce natural color

c)

C.) as a social custom

d)

D.) As a nighttime ritual.

19.

Who were the biggest trendsetters in beauty application in the early twentieth century

a)

A.) Motion picture producers

b)

B.) Celeberitys a society figures

c)

C.) Major business owners

d)

D.) inventors of the new skin

20.

which polish immigrant Americanized his name in 1908 and moved to Los Angeles, where he bean making and sold makeup

a)

A.) Charles Revinston

b)

B.) Max Factor

c)

C.) Aveeim

d)

D.) Charles

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