Assignment 8 Questionnaire with
Answers
Why polish "windows" on the surface of frosted diamond rough?
A. Retain weight
B. View inclusions
C. Improve brilliance
D. Remove growth marks - Answer-B. View inclusions
What improved the precision and efficiency of diamond cutting in the 1980s?
A. Laser processing
B. Motorized sawing
C. Automated cleaving
D. Mechanized bruting - Answer-A. Laser processing
What enabled the mass production of faceted diamonds?
A. Cast-iron polishing wheel
B. Motorized diamond saw
C. Coated iron wires
D. Diamond dust - Answer-B. Motorized diamond saw
What splitting method does not rely on crystal directions?
A. Cleaving
B. Polishing
C. Laser sawing
D. Blade sawing - Answer-C. Laser sawing
What device allows cutters to adjust angles during polishing?
A. Saw blade
B. Scaife
C. Tang
D. Dop - Answer-C. Tang
What step polishes the final facets of a diamond?
A. Brillianteering
B. Blocking
C. Bruting
D. Coning - Answer-A. Brillianteering
Why did cutters first make a table cut?
A. Ease of cut
B. Avoid chips