Topaz MCQs

 

Topaz: Interactive MCQ Quiz

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1. What name is sometimes given to deep golden yellow topaz?

Oriental peridot
Inca rose
Sherry topaz
Specular topaz

2. Which topaz colors does the book describe as the most valuable?

Deep golden yellow and pink
Blue and green
Colorless and pale blue
Orange and black

3. What does the book say about natural pink topaz?

It is the most common topaz variety
It is always produced from blue topaz
It is found only in alluvial deposits
It is rare; most pink topaz is heat-treated yellow material

4. How does the book say much blue topaz is produced from colorless material?

By polishing it with a colored coating
By irradiation and heat treatment
By placing it in seawater
By cutting it into a cabochon

5. Which gemstone may some treated blue topaz resemble to the naked eye?

Emerald
Peridot
Aquamarine
Ruby

6. Which features does the book describe for prismatic topaz crystals?

Lozenge-shaped cross-section and lengthwise striations
Triangular cross-section and horizontal bands
Rounded outline with flower-like crystal groups
Cubic shape with no striations

7. How many perfect cleavage directions does the book list for topaz?

None
Two
Three
One

8. Which set of igneous rocks does the book list as settings for topaz?

Limestones, marbles, and chalk
Pegmatites, granites, and volcanic lavas
Sandstones, shales, and coal
Evaporite deposits and salt beds only

9. What is the book’s account of the Braganza “diamond”?

It was confirmed to be the world’s largest diamond
It was a pink tourmaline in a British crown
It was thought to be a huge diamond but is now believed to have been colorless topaz
It was a blue sapphire from Sri Lanka

10. What meaning does the book give for the Sanskrit word associated with “topaz”?

Fire
Without color
Water
Stone of the mountain