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Shaving facial hair practice questions

29 questions from the barber theory practice test.

Shaving facial hair practice test

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Which razor position and stroke is used on more of the standard shaving areas than any other?

  1. Backhand
  2. Reverse freehand
  3. Reverse backhand
  4. Freehand
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D. Freehand

The freehand stroke is the basic stroke and covers the largest share of the 14 areas. The reverse backhand is the least used; it is kept mainly for outline work on the left side with the client sitting up.

Reference: Barbering theory: shaving (razor positions and strokes)

For a right-handed barber, where does the standard shave begin?

  1. At the center of the chin, working outward
  2. At the right sideburn, working down the cheek
  3. At the left side of the neck, working upward
  4. At the upper lip, working from the center out
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B. At the right sideburn, working down the cheek

Shaving area 1 is on the client's right side at the sideburn and is taken with a freehand stroke down toward the jaw. The chin and upper lip come later in the sequence because they are harder areas and benefit from longer softening.

Reference: Barbering theory: shaving (the 14 shaving areas)

In which direction does a reverse freehand stroke travel?

  1. Downward
  2. Across the chin
  3. Away from the ear
  4. Upward
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D. Upward

The reverse freehand is an upward stroke, used where the beard grows upward, as on the lower neck. A plain freehand stroke is the one that normally travels downward.

Reference: Barbering theory: shaving (razor positions and strokes)

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