Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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_____________ are used to make contact lenses, cements for mending broken bones,
Plexiglas windows, and even makeup and other cosmetics.
a. | Acrylics | b. | Monomer liquids | c. | Monomer
powders | d. | Polymer powders |
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Acrylic nails are nail enhancements that are based on mixing together:
a. | monomer liquids and water | b. | monomer liquids and polymer
powders | c. | monomer powders and polymer liquids | d. | polymer powders and
peroxide |
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Nail technicians should have a thorough understanding of liquid and powder
enhancements for all of the following reasons EXCEPT what?
a. | Liquid and powder nail enhancements are popular services. | b. | Liquid and powder
nail enhancements are lucrative services. | c. | Knowing how to work with nail enhancement
materials allows you to perform the service safely. | d. | Liquid and powder services are the simplest
nail enhancement to create. |
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What is the best way to apply liquid and powder nail enhancements?
a. | Synthetic hair brush | b. | Natural hair brush | c. | The wrap
method | d. | There is not one best way to apply nail enhancement
products. |
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What does polymer mean?
a. | Many units | b. | One unit | c. | Initiator(s) | d. | Catalyst(s) |
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When _______________ spring(s) into action, it causes monomer molecules to
permanently link together into long polymer chains.
a. | many units | b. | one unit | c. | initiator(s) | d. | catalyst(s) |
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The tacky layer on top of the nail is called the ____________ layer.
a. | keratin | b. | inhibition | c. | primer | d. | grit |
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The top, tacky layer on the nail can be rolled off or filed away with what type
of abrasive?
a. | Coarse grit | b. | Medium grit | c. | Fine
grit | d. | Buffer |
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Monomer liquid can be used in four basic ways. Which of the following is NOT one
of them?
a. | On the natural nail, as a protective overlay | b. | Over the sidewall as
a reinforcement | c. | On a form to create a sculptured nail extension | d. | To create small
works of art on top of or inside a nail enhancement |
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Lucy and Claire are practicing extending the length of their nails. Their
instructor is very impressed with their work, especially because they only recently learned how to
apply them. What did the instructor recently teach the students how to use?
a. | Nail forms | b. | Monomer liquid | c. | Polymer
powder | d. | Methyl methacrylate |
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Which type of file would you use for refining and finishing?
a. | Coarse grit | b. | Medium grit | c. | Fine
grit | d. | Buffer |
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Which type of file would you use for removing scratches in the surface of the
nail?
a. | Coarse grit | b. | Medium grit | c. | Fine
grit | d. | Buffer |
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Which type of file would you use for thinning an enhancement and preparing for a
refill?
a. | Coarse grit | b. | Medium grit | c. | Fine
grit | d. | Buffer |
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A _____________ dish holds a minimal amount of product for one service
use.
a. | soaking | b. | dappen | c. | resting | d. | wetting |
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Nail forms are placed under the ___________ of the natural nail and used as a
foundation and guide to sculpt liquid and powder.
a. | sidewall | b. | nail bed | c. | matrix | d. | free edge |
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A shiner is a ___________ file and is used to create high shine on a natural
nail or nail enhancement.
a. | coarse-grit | b. | medium-grit | c. | fine-grit | d. | buffer |
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Sponge cores are used in __________ files.
a. | coarse-grit | b. | medium-grit | c. | fine-grit | d. | buffer |
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The __________ may appear to be thinner after enhancements have been
removed.
a. | nail plates | b. | nail cuticle | c. | matrix | d. | onyx |
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How can clients extend the life and beauty of their nail enhancement?
a. | Regular maintenance | b. | Quality products | c. | Client upkeep at
home | d. | Nail soaks |
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What might happen if nail enhancements are not maintained? All of the following
are possible EXCEPT what?
a. | They may lift. | b. | They may crack. | c. | They may fall
off. | d. | They may break. |
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How often should clients come in for maintenance?
a. | Every 1–2 weeks | b. | Every 2–3 weeks | c. | Every 3–4
weeks | d. | Every 4–6 weeks |
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What is a good rule of thumb about lifting?
a. | If you use a quality product, you'll save money in the long
run. | b. | If you file it well, you'll extend your service. | c. | If you don't
deal with it now, you'll pay for it later. | d. | If you can see it now, you can see it
later. |
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What service allows the nail to receive any repairs it needs and brings the
enhancement back to its original beauty?
a. | Backfill | b. | Viscosity | c. | Dip
system | d. | Overlaying |
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When performing a maintenance service, which area is reduced to rebalance the
nail and prepare the nail for application of new product?
a. | Undersides | b. | Apex | c. | Stress
area | d. | C-curve |
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When a nail enhancement lifts, cracks, or breaks, what may happen to the natural
nail?
a. | An infection can occur. | b. | The nail plate will be
paper-thin. | c. | The nail will develop a stress area. | d. | The nail will become
flexible. |
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