Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What is the key to becoming a great nail professional?
a. | Chemical knowledge | b. | Continued professional
development | c. | Customer service | d. | Listening to constructive
criticism |
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It is important to educate your client for all the following reasons, EXCEPT
what?
a. | It makes your job easier. | b. | It helps increase your sales
tactics. | c. | It empowers your client in his/her own nail chemical abilities. | d. | It boosts your
credibility. |
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Which of the following is NOT considered a chemical?
a. | Phones | b. | Food | c. | Vitamins | d. | Electricity |
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________ is/are a state of matter consisting of particles that have neither a
defined volume nor a defined shape.
a. | Vapors | b. | Gas | c. | Fumes | d. | Smoke |
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______________ is/are formed when liquids evaporate into the air.
a. | Vapors | b. | Gas | c. | Fumes | d. | Smoke |
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Tracy is a nail tech and is out with a group of friends. A few of her friends
are very into "natural" ways of living. One friend in particular makes her own natural skin
care, using some of the items she grows in her backyard. Tracy feels inclined to say something to
warn her friend, who does not have any background in skin care ingredients. Why might Tracy want to
say something?
a. | Tracy could assist her friend in the creation of her products and potentially sell
them in the spa where Tracy works. | b. | Tracy's friend will need to get a lawyer
before she makes any products to sell. | c. | Without a medical background, Tracy's
friend could be making claims about a product that does not deliver results. | d. | Just because an
ingredient is natural does not mean it is safe for skin care. |
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What is the relationship between fumes and vapors?
a. | Fumes have neither a defined volume nor a defined shape very different from
vapors. | b. | Fumes are a blend of soot-like particles mixed with vapors. | c. | Vapors have neither
a defined volume nor a defined shape very different from fumes. | d. | Vapors are a blend
of soot-like particles mixed with fumes. |
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Monomer liquids form _____________.
a. | vapors | b. | gas | c. | fumes | d. | smoke |
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All of the following EXCEPT ______________ can contaminate a surface and block
adhesion.
a. | oil | b. | soil | c. | isobutyl
alcohol | d. | wax |
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______________ allow(s) incompatible surfaces to be joined, like Scotch
tape.
a. | Primer | b. | Adhesion | c. | Adhesive | d. | Acetone |
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A(n) ____________ is also known as a base coat.
a. | primer | b. | adhesion | c. | adhesive | d. | acetone |
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Which of the following is true about nail enhancements?
a. | Nail enhancements are designed to be taken off no more than four times per
year. | b. | Product removal is the most damaging service that can be done. | c. | If done correctly,
complete removal of nail enhancements should not damage the nail plate. | d. | When nail
enhancements are removed, any damage seen is likely from a primer. |
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Soaking nails in water or acetone will temporarily soften the nail plate for how
long?
a. | 15 minutes | b. | 30 minutes | c. | 45
minutes | d. | 60 minutes |
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Metal or wooden pushers can result in what?
a. | Polymerization | b. | Lifting | c. | Pitting | d. | Curing |
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Amino acids are individual molecules, called __________.
a. | catalysts | b. | polymers | c. | oligomers | d. | monomers |
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___________ can be joined quickly and easily into long chains and are important
ingredients in UV gels and are what give the gels their sticky consistency.
a. | Catalysts | b. | Polymers | c. | Oligomers | d. | Monomers |
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A ____________ is a monomer that joins different polymer chains together.
a. | UV stabilizer | b. | plasticizer | c. | cross-linker | d. | simple polymer
chain |
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A _______________ is the result of a long chain of monomers that are attached
from head to tail.
a. | UV stabilizer | b. | plasticizer | c. | cross-linker | d. | simple polymer
chain |
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__________ are specialized acrylic monomers that have good adhesion to the
natural nail plate and polymerize in minutes; they are used to make UV gels.
a. | Monomerates | b. | Cyanoacrylates | c. | Methacrylates | d. | Acrylates |
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________________ is prolonged, repeated, or long-term exposure that can cause
sensitivity.
a. | Overexposure | b. | Toxicity | c. | Full
exposure | d. | Contamination |
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What is the modern-day expression for what Paracelsus learned?
a. | Chemical reaction | b. | Overexposure principle | c. | Thermal
initiator | d. | UV stabilizer |
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In addition to providing the nail service, what else should nail techs
do?
a. | Schedule the client's next appointment. | b. | Sell nail care
products. | c. | Discuss referral programs. | d. | Ask about upgrading their appointment for
additional services. |
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Which of the following is a good practice when soaking a client's nails in
acetone?
a. | Place a terry cloth over the container. | b. | Bring a fan next to
the client. | c. | Give the client a dust mask. | d. | Prepare for the next step of the client's
service. |
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What can nail techs use to filter out MOST of the dust from their breathing
air?
a. | Fans | b. | Dust masks | c. | Open
windows | d. | Proper ventilation |
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How large is the breathing zone?
a. | 1-foot sphere | b. | 2-foot sphere | c. | 3-foot
sphere | d. | 4-foot sphere |
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