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Hair Design Certification

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. In the hair design process - when deciding to take calculated risks - it is important to have a strong foundation in...
Unity
Harmony
Techniques and skills
Asymmetrical balance

2. If _______ hair is left to long - it could separate and reveal too much of the client's scalp unless the hair is thick
curved-line style
Curl -fine
A full beard and mustache
Closely groomed beard and mustache

3. Waven patterns can be altered by the use of...
Oval
small and narrow
Chemicals
Overall outline of a hairstyle

4. To give height to round or square face and width to a long - thin face - use what type of part?
Eyebrows to end of nose
Symmetrical balance
symmetry
Diagonal

5. For design purposes - the three zones of the face are forehead eyebrows - end of the nose to bottom of the chin - and...
Eyebrows to end of nose
Horizontal
Analyzing the whole person
A round head shape

6. The widest silhouette is found in...
Extremely curly and mediun
Volume
Transitional lines
Parallel lines

7. Curved lines that are used to blend and soften horizontal or vertical lines are...
Transitional lines
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Extremely curly and mediun
Less volume

8. The face shape that is considered to be ideal is the...
Take calculated risks
Oval
Darker and cooler
Less volume

9. In the principles of design - line defines...
Overall outline of a hairstyle
Transitional lines
Form and space
Design

10. Straight coarse hair has some volume but is...
Hard to curl
Parallel lines
Space
A round head shape

11. Color can help define...
Coarse
Take calculated risks
Texture and lines
Harmony

12. To give the illusion of proportional eyes to a client with wide-set eyes - the hair should be...
Rhythm
Slightly darker at the sides than top
small and narrow
Unusual

13. The place that eyes sees first in a hair style is known is...
Chemicals
Space
Slightly darker at the sides than top
Emphasis

14. When stlyling for a triangular-shape face - the aim is to...
Hard to curl
symmetry
Longer and fuller
Create the illusion of width at the forehead

15. Fine - straight hair creates a silhouette that is...
A single line
emphasis
Diagonal
small and narrow

16. Designing the right hairstyle for your client begins with...
Volume
creat volume between the temples and jaw
Form
Analyzing the whole person

17. A harmontations style creates a look that is...
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
proportionate
Oval
Proportion

18. Dark and cool colors recede or move in toward the head - creating the illusion of...
Form and space
Proportion
Less volume
Inverted Triangle

19. The facial type that is about one and a half times longer than its width across the brow is the...
Proportion
Oval face
proportionate
Space

20. The term space in hair design refers to...
Volume
A full beard and mustache
Play up strengths and minimize weaknesses
Line

21. The most important art principle that holds a design together is...
Unity
Concave
Inverted Triangle
Harmony

22. The terms straight - wavy - and curl describe...
curved-line style
Wave pattern
Above or below the chin line
Volume

23. The area of a design where the eye is drawn to first before traveling to the rest of the design is called the...
Space
Eyebrows to end of nose
Above or below the chin line
Emphasis

24. To offset or round out the features of a square facial shape - the aim would be to...
Harmony
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
small and narrow
creat volume between the temples and jaw

25. You can draw a line in a hairstyle in the direction you want the eye to travel by using...
Chemicals
A lighter color
Parallel lines
Use bangs with no volume

26. Harmony is the creation of _______ in a design and holds all the elements together.
Texture and lines
symmetrical
Unity
Emphasis

27. The there-dimensional mass or general outline of a hairstyle is referred to as its...
Less volume
curved-line style
Techniques and skills
Form

28. Lines poitioned between horizontal and vertical - used to emphasize or minmize facial features - are...
Longer and fuller
A strong visual sense
Diagonal lines
Space

29. Smooth wave patterns accent the face and can be used to narrow...
A strong visual sense
Harmony
A round head shape
Enhance positive features

30. Hair texture changes can be created or changed temporarily with styling tools and permanently with...
Less volume
Chemicals
The client's skin tone
Extremely curly and mediun

31. In hair that is too long - separation can occur and reveal too much scalp if the hair is...
Curly and fine
small and narrow
Volume
Curved

32. The use of curved lines in a hair design can be used to...
Extremely curly and mediun
asymmetrical balance
Form and space
Soften a design

33. The triangular section that begins at the apex or high point of the head and ends at the front corners is called the...
Bang area
Parallel lines
Form
Slightly darker at the sides than top

34. You can comouflage a receding chin in a male client - with...
A single line
Overly busy
A full beard and mustache
Less volume

35. If your client has a large chin - be sure the hair is...
Harmony
Rhythm
Harmony
Above or below the chin line

36. What are the five art princples import for hair design?
A single line of color
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Contrasting lines

37. A balding male client may look good with a...
Rhythm
Closely groomed beard and mustache
A single line
Chemicals

38. Lines that extend in the same direction and maintain a constant distance apart are...
Horizontal lines
Move forward
Relationship between hair - face - and body type
Horizontal

39. Horizontal and vertical lines that meet at a 90-degree angle are called...
Extremely curly
Triangular
Contrasting lines
Develop height on top

40. The generally recognized ideal facial type is considered to be...
Horizontal lines
Oval
curved-line style
small and narrow

41. A slight lighttening of the hair at the corner of the eye will give the illusion of width for...
close-set eyes
Less volume
Horizontal lines
Form

42. Among the face shapes is...
The client's skin tone
Inverted Triangle
Symmetrical balance
asymmetrical balance

43. In hair design - with every movement - the relationship of form and what other design element chenge?
Space
Concave
Closely groomed beard and mustache
Extremely curly and mediun

44. Hairstyles using _______are best on clients who require the minimum of care when styling their hair
Use bangs with no volume
Slightly darker at the sides than top
A single line
Transitional lines

45. Crimping irons are used to create interesting _______ wave patterns like zigzags.
Emphasis
Unusual
Harmony
Rhythm

46. When consulting with male client - recommend stles that are...
Extremely curly and mediun
close-set eyes
Flattering and appropriate
Overly busy

47. Wwhat type of profile is considered to be ideal?
Proportion -balance -rhythum -emhasis -harmony
Straight
Chemicals
Bang area

48. An example of a hairstyle created using a single line is a...
curved-line style
Rhythm
Convex
A single line of color

49. When stlyling hair for a wide face with a round hairline and round chin - the aim is to...
Hard to curl
Oval face
small and narrow
Create the illusion of lenght

50. When styling for a client with a long jaw - the hair should be...
Full and falls below the jaw
symmetry
Texture and lines
Move forward