CORRECT ANSWERS
1. cWhat cis cMyanmar's cmost cimportant cgem cexport?
A. cRuby
B. cSpinel
C. cJadeite
D. cSapphire c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Ruby.
The cexport cvalue cof cruby cexceeds cthat cof cany cother cgemstone c
produced cin cMyanmar. c-7
2. cWhich clocation cproduces cthe cmajority cof crubies cthat cend cup cin cmass-produced cjewelry?
A. cPailin
B. cMogok
C. cBo cPhloi
D. cMong cHsu c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Mong cHsu.
The cMong cHsu cmining clocation cof cBurma cproduces cmost cof cthe ccommercial-quality cruby cused
3. cWhich ctrade cterm cdescribes ca cmixture cof cgem cqualities cthat crepresents cunsorted cproductio
A. cMine crun
B. cMine cgrade
C. cMine cmixture
D. cMine cassortment c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Mine cRun.
The ctrade cterm c"mine crun" cdescribes ca cmixture cof cgem cqualities cfrom cthe cunsorted cproduction
4. cWhich cterm cdescribes ca cspecific crough cgemstone cquality crange, cusually cdetermined cby ccol
A. cGrade
B. cMine clot
C. cMine crun
D. cMine cproduction c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Grade.
The cterm c"grade" cis cused cto cdescribe ca cspecific crough cgemstone cquality crange.-7
5. cWhere cis crough cfrom cMogok cbrought cinto cThailand?
A. cPailin
B. cMae cSai
,A. cParcel
B. cMine clot
C. cMine crun
D. cProduction crun c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Parcel.
Stones care ccommonly csold cin cparcels.-7
9. cWhich cof cthese cis ca ccutting ccenter cfor ccolored cstones cin cThailand?
A. cPailin
B. cMogok
C. cMong cHsu
D. cChantaburi c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Chantaburi.
Chantaburi cis ca cmajor ccolored cstone ccutting ccenter cin cThailand. cMogok cand cMong cHsu care cc
c
Pailin cis ca ccorundum csource cin cCambodia.7
10. cMaterials ccut cfree-size care cusually
A. csynthetics.
B. cmanmade cimitations.
C. clarge, cimportant cstones.
D. ccommercial-quality cgems. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Large, cimportant cstones.
Large cimportant cstones care ccut cfree-size cto cretain cas cmuch cof cthe cvaluable cweight cfrom cthe c
11. cGemstone csizes ccut cto cfit cstandard cmountings care cknown cas
A. cfree csizes.
B. cdesigner ccuts.
C. cindustry csizes.
D. ccalibrated csizes c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Calibrated csizes.
Many cgems care ccut cto cspecific ccalibrated csizes cto cfit cstandard cmountings.-7
12. cThe cmarket csector cwhere cbetter-quality cgemstones care cused cin cwell-finished, cmoderately c
cthe c
A. cmass cmarket.
B. cmiddle cmarket.
C. chigh-end cmarket.
D. ccommercial cmarket. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Middle cMarket.
Better-quality cgemstones cand cwell-finished, cmoderately cpriced cjewelry ccharacterize cthe cmiddle
13. cWhich cterm cdescribes ca crandom csample cfrom ca cparcel cof cgemstones, coften cused cto casse
cquality?
A. cCut
B. cLot
C. cPick
D. cGrade c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Cut.
A ccut cfrom ca cparcel cis coften cused cto cassess cthe cparcel's coverall cquality.-7
14. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cis ca cprice cfor cbuying can centire cparcel cof cgems, cor ca csubstantial
part cof cit?
A. cLot cprice
B. cCut cprice
C. cPick cprice
D. cGrade cprice c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Lot cprice.
The cprice cfor cbuying can centire cparcel cis coften cdiscounted cand ccalled cthe clot cprice.-7
15. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cis ca cpremium cprice cfor cselecting cstones cfrom ca cparcel?
A. cLot cprice
B. cPick cprice
, A. cHalogen
B. cIncandescent
C. cHigh cred ccontent
D. cDaylight-equivalent cfluorescent c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Daylight-equivalent cfluorescent.
Daylight-equivalent cfluorescent cis cthe cstandard clighting cfor cgrading ccolored cstones.-8
4. cIn cpractice, cwhat cGIA cColored cStone cGrading ctone clevels capply cto cgrading ctransparent ccol
A. c1 cthrough c11
B. c2 cthrough c6
C. c2 cthrough c8
D. c2 cthrough c10 c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔2 cthrough c8.
Tone clevels c2 cthrough c8 care cused cfor cgrading ccolored cstones. c-8
5. cWhich cabbreviation cdoes cthe cGIA cColored cStone cGrading cSystem cuse cfor ca cslightly cpurplis
A. cpR
B. cspR
C. cslpR
D. cstpR c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔slpR.
For ccolor cabbreviations cusing cthe cGIA cColored cStone cGrading cSystem, cthe cdominant chue cis c
cmodifying chues care clower ccase. c-8
6. cA csee-through carea cin ca ctransparent cgemstone's cbodycolor cthat cusually cresults cfrom cthe cw
A. cextinction.
B. ca cwindow.
C. ccolor czoning.
D. ccolor cbanding. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔A cwindow.
Windows care cweak careas cof ca cgemstone's cbodycolor cthat care cusually cthe cresult cof ccutting. c-8
7. cGenerally, ccool-colored chues cwith clow csaturation clook
A. cbluish.
B. cgrayish.
C. cbrownish.
D. cyellowish. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Grayish.
Cool-colored chues cwith clow csaturation clook cgrayish. c-8
8. cThe cfirst cimpression cof can cobject's cbasic ccolor cis cits
A. chue.
B. ctone.
C. csaturation.
D. cbodycolor. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Hue.
The cfirst cimpression cof can cobject's cbasic ccolor cis cits chue. c-8
9. cUse ctrade cterms cthat cimply cgeographic corigin conly cif cthe
A. ccolor cis ctypical cof cthe csource.
B. cgem's cactual csource cis cknown.
C. cclarity cis ctypical cof cthe csource.
D. ccolor cand cclarity care ctypical cof cthe csource. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Gem's cactual csource cis ck
To cavoid cmisunderstandings, conly cuse ca ctrade cterm cimplying cgeographic corigin cif cthe cgem's ca
10. cWhich cgemstone coccurs cin calmost cevery ccolor?
A. cPeridot
B. cTurquoise
C. cTourmaline
D. cLapis clazuli c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔Tourmaline.
Tourmaline ccomes cin ca cwide crange cof ccolors c.-8