1.

The five basic packaging materials are wood, metal, glass, pottery, and
plastic.
A.
False
B.
True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
2. Which of these products has a consistency similar to glass in a
gob?
A.
Peanut butter
B.
Blood
C.
Melted way
D.
Honey
E.
Milk
F.
Gasoline
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
3. Pure silica glass is made of
A.
Melted mix of sand, calcia, alumina, and soda ash
B.
Melted mix of sand and soda ash
C.
Melted sand
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
4. What glass object is formed in the blank mold of an IS
machine
A.
Parabellum

B.
Parasol
C.
Parison
D.
Bottle
E.
Blank
F.
Jar
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
5. Leaded glass is clear and brilliant
A.
False
B.
True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
6. Which of the listed states has a major deposit of soda used for manufacturing
container glass
A.
Pennsylvania
B.
West Virginia
C.
New Mexico
D.
Michigan
E.
Wyoming
F.
Florida
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: B
7. What color is flint glass?
A.
Clear
B.

White
C.
Blue
D.
Amber
E.
Green
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
8. Two containers of pasta sauce are sitting on a shelf. One container is made of plastic and
the other is made of glass. the containers are well designed and manufactured. Which
package would probably have the higher price?
A.
Plastic
B.
Glass
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
9. Glass was manufactured at the Jamestown settlement in the Virginia
colony.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
10. The glass container industry is concentrated in Western Pennsylvania and the surrounding
area, but there are glass plants in other locations, including one in Charlotte, MI, a small
city located about 15 miles south of Lansing
A.
False
B.
True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
11. Which of the following materials is NOT a common constituent of flint

glass?
A.
Cobalt
B.
Limestone
C.
Calcia
D.
Soda
E.
Silica
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
12. Large, heavy glass containers take _________ time to form than smaller, lighter containers
of the same general shape and form.
A.
More
B.
Less
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
13. Obsidian is a form of glass created when lightening strikes directly onto sand, such as a
dune.
A.
False
B.
True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
14. In Michigan, where would you be most likely to find a piece of
fulgerite in its natural environment?
A.
Sleeping Bear dune
B.
In Lake Michigan, 1 mile offshoe
from Muskegon
C.
In the michigan Capitol Building

D.
In the MSU museum
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
15. Which of the following materials should not be chrystaline when used as a
package?
A.
Glass
B.
Steel
C.
Aluminum
D.
Wood
E.
Pottery
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
16. The mix of materials used to make typical container glass uses more of which of
the following materials than other material?
A.
Soda ash
B.
Silica sand
C.
Aluminum oxide
D.
Colorants
E.
Limestone
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
17. According to the GPI web site, cullet is "furnace-ready scrap glass".
A.
True
B.
False

Points Earned: 1/1

Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
18. Toxic materials, such as lead can leach out of
glass.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
19. In a modern glass plant, every container that comes from the IS machines is inspected
several time by both humans and machines.
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
20. How many glass bottles are in a stack which holds 22
gross?
A.
3168 bottles
B.
22000 bottles
C.
264 bottles
D.
2200 bottles
E.
3300 bottles
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A