DIAMOND ESSENTIALS QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS (LATEST DIAMOND TEST 2025)
/. ____ is an important factor in diamond jewelry sales. - Answer-Romance
/.Diamond is a mineral made of a single element: ____ - Answer-Carbon
/.A diamond's value is based on its own unique combination of the ____ - Answer-Four
Cs
/.____ normally have a bigger impact on a diamond's beauty and value than blemishes -
Answer-Inclusions
/.Diamond is the most ____ gemstone - Answer-Durable
/.Diamonds are expensive because they're ____ and costly to mine - Answer-Rare
/.____ ____ are effective diamond sales tools - Answer-Brand names
/.A small, four-sided step cut that's rectangular, square or tapered - Answer-Baguette
/.Clarity characteristic that's confined to the surface of a gemstone - Answer-Blemish
/.Cutting style that's developed, named and promoted by a specific manufacturer -
Answer-Branded cut
/.The affect of a diamond's internal and external reflections of white light - Answer-
Brightness
/.Cutting style with triangular or kite-shaped facets that radiate from the center towards
the girdle - Answer-Brilliant cut
/.The collective term for inclusions and blemishes - Answer-Clarity characteristics
/.Top part of a gem above the girdle - Answer-Crown
/.Small facet at the bottom of a finished gem - Answer-Culet
/.A gemstone's ability to withstand wear, heat and chemicals - Answer-Durability
/.A flat, polished surface of a finished gemstone - Answer-Facet
, /.Any gemstone shape or cutting different from a standard round brilliant - Answer-
Fancy cut
/.The flashes of color you see in a polished diamond - Answer-Fire
/.Four value factors (clarify, color, cut and carat weight) that describe the quality of a
finished diamond - Answer-Four Cs
/.The narrow section of a finished gem that forms the boundary between the crown and
the pavilion and functions as the gem's setting edge - Answer-Girdle
/.How well a gemstone resists scratches and abrasions - Answer-Hardness
/.Clarity characteristic totally enclosed in a polished gemstone or extending into it from
the surface - Answer-Inclusion
/.A unit of measurement for the fineness of gold - Answer-Karat
/.The international measurement for gem weight - Answer-Carat
/.How much is one carat? - Answer-One fifth of a gram
/.Cut that combines brilliant-cut and step-cut styles - Answer-Mixed cut
/.Ranking of relative hardness of 10 minerals - Answer-Mohs scale
/.Lower part of a faceted gem below the girdle - Answer-Pavilion
/.One hundredth of a carat - Answer-Point
/.The flashes of light and contrasting dark you see when the diamond, the light or the
observer moves - Answer-Scintillation
/.A natural or man made material that imitates a gem - Answer-Simulant
/.A round stone with 17 to 18 facets - Answer-Single cut
/.How well a diamond resists chemicals and temperature changes - Answer-Stability
/.A round brilliant cut stone with 57 or 58 facets (often called a full cut) - Answer-
Standard round brilliant
/.A cutting style that features long, narrow facets in rows parallel to the girdle on both
the crown and the pavilion - Answer-Step cut
ANSWERS (LATEST DIAMOND TEST 2025)
/. ____ is an important factor in diamond jewelry sales. - Answer-Romance
/.Diamond is a mineral made of a single element: ____ - Answer-Carbon
/.A diamond's value is based on its own unique combination of the ____ - Answer-Four
Cs
/.____ normally have a bigger impact on a diamond's beauty and value than blemishes -
Answer-Inclusions
/.Diamond is the most ____ gemstone - Answer-Durable
/.Diamonds are expensive because they're ____ and costly to mine - Answer-Rare
/.____ ____ are effective diamond sales tools - Answer-Brand names
/.A small, four-sided step cut that's rectangular, square or tapered - Answer-Baguette
/.Clarity characteristic that's confined to the surface of a gemstone - Answer-Blemish
/.Cutting style that's developed, named and promoted by a specific manufacturer -
Answer-Branded cut
/.The affect of a diamond's internal and external reflections of white light - Answer-
Brightness
/.Cutting style with triangular or kite-shaped facets that radiate from the center towards
the girdle - Answer-Brilliant cut
/.The collective term for inclusions and blemishes - Answer-Clarity characteristics
/.Top part of a gem above the girdle - Answer-Crown
/.Small facet at the bottom of a finished gem - Answer-Culet
/.A gemstone's ability to withstand wear, heat and chemicals - Answer-Durability
/.A flat, polished surface of a finished gemstone - Answer-Facet
, /.Any gemstone shape or cutting different from a standard round brilliant - Answer-
Fancy cut
/.The flashes of color you see in a polished diamond - Answer-Fire
/.Four value factors (clarify, color, cut and carat weight) that describe the quality of a
finished diamond - Answer-Four Cs
/.The narrow section of a finished gem that forms the boundary between the crown and
the pavilion and functions as the gem's setting edge - Answer-Girdle
/.How well a gemstone resists scratches and abrasions - Answer-Hardness
/.Clarity characteristic totally enclosed in a polished gemstone or extending into it from
the surface - Answer-Inclusion
/.A unit of measurement for the fineness of gold - Answer-Karat
/.The international measurement for gem weight - Answer-Carat
/.How much is one carat? - Answer-One fifth of a gram
/.Cut that combines brilliant-cut and step-cut styles - Answer-Mixed cut
/.Ranking of relative hardness of 10 minerals - Answer-Mohs scale
/.Lower part of a faceted gem below the girdle - Answer-Pavilion
/.One hundredth of a carat - Answer-Point
/.The flashes of light and contrasting dark you see when the diamond, the light or the
observer moves - Answer-Scintillation
/.A natural or man made material that imitates a gem - Answer-Simulant
/.A round stone with 17 to 18 facets - Answer-Single cut
/.How well a diamond resists chemicals and temperature changes - Answer-Stability
/.A round brilliant cut stone with 57 or 58 facets (often called a full cut) - Answer-
Standard round brilliant
/.A cutting style that features long, narrow facets in rows parallel to the girdle on both
the crown and the pavilion - Answer-Step cut
