What do you know about haircutting, and would you be able to pass this quiz? Haircutting is a skill that requires both patience and practice. You must be able to use basic geometry to successfully divide hair into sections and then determine which parts need to be cut and how much. Haircutting can either be done at home or in a professional salon. This quiz will put your knowledge of haircutting to the test. Go for it.
Crown area
Occipital corner
Four corners
Parietal ridge
Parallel lines
Horizontal lines
Weight lines
Diagonal lines
Cutting lines
Diagonal lines
Vertical lines
Horizontal lines
Foundations
Uneven
Parts
Sections
End shape
Blunt cut
Cutting line
Perimeter line
Traveling guidelines
Outer guidelines
Stationary guidelines
Shape guidelines
Subsectioning
Overdirection
Traveling guidelines
Undercutting
Volume and height on the top
Fullness on the sides
Weight to the chin and the front
Fullness in length
1/2-2inches
1/4-1 inch
1/3-1 inch
1- 3 inches
Outermost perimeter
Fringe area
Parallel section
Growth pattern
Wide-toothed comb
Barber comb
Tail comb
Styling comb
Moving the shears
Removing the shears
Transferring combs
Working the shears
Tension
Sectioning
Elevation
Angle
Directly behind 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
Uniform or increasing lines
A high level of layered effect or bi-level cut
A shorter layer haircut or a shag effect
A blunt haircut or heavier graduated haircut
Guideline
Weight line
Graduated line
Stationary line
Cross-checking
Consistent tenison
Mirror elevation
Blunt cutting
Change the position of the comb and comb with fine teeth
Switch comb to alternate hand and comb with fine teeth
Turn the comb around and comb with the wide teeth
Turn the comb on its side and comb with fine teeth
Head form
Distribution
Fringe
Weight line
Angle cutting
Razor cutting
Blunt cutting
Slide cutting
Blunt cutting
Angle cutting
Texturizing
Compensating
Slithering
Notching
Point cutting
Angle cutting
Damp hair
Soapy hair
Wet hair
Dry hair
Apex of the head
Angle of the comb
Size of the section
Type of clipper used
In the last 50 years
In the last 100 years
Throughout modern times
Throughout history