1. Which of the following products should be packaged in materials to prevent moisture gain?
A. Milk
B. table napkins
C. Rye bread
D. Frozen chicken breasts
E. Candy bars
F. Doritos
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: F
Your Response: F
2. Which of the following countries or geographical areas has the largest packaging industry?
A. Japan
B. Australia
C. China
D. USA
E. South America
F. North Africa
The packaging industry in the EEC (Western Europe) may be larger than the industry in the US, depending on which countries are included.
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
3. How would you protect glass bottles of whisky from breaking during transport?
A. Careful handling
B. "Peanuts" for cushioning
C. Use metal caps
D. Paperboard dividers in carrier or box
E. Use soft cushioned label
Standard practice is the use of corrugated or paperboard dividers to prevent the glass containers from banging into each other.
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
4. What type of package is used to ship 1,000 MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) from a company in Western South Carolina to a unit of the Army National Guard outside Grayling, MI
A. Retail
B. Military
C. Industrial
D. Tertiary
E. Secondary
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
5. You go to a grocery store and purchase a 2-liter plastic bottle filled with root beer. What type of package is the plastic bottle?
A. Industrial
B. Military
C. Retail
D. Tertiary
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
6. What would be gained by attaching a handle to a watermelon?
A. Containment
B. Protection
C. Communication
D. Theft prevention
E. Improved utility
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
7. Which of the following products should be packaged in a barrier material to prevent moisture loss?
A. Rye bread
B. Milk
C. Doritos
D. Frozen chicken breasts
E. Uncooked pasta
F. Candy bars
Many other products also have this requirement.
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
8. If a grocery store has 45,000 items on the shelf (a realistic number) and a shopper has 1 hour to tour the store and select items to be purchased, what is the average time dedicated to each item?
A. 1.25 seconds
B. 125 seconds
C. 8.0 seconds
D. 0.08 second
E. 12.5 seconds
F. 0.8 seconds
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: E
9. Which of the following is not a basic packaging function?
A. Containment
B. Utility
C. Protection
D. Communication
E. Advertising
The basic functions are: Containment, Protection, Communication, and Utility
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
10. What product would you expect to find in a clear plastic bottle shaped like a bear?
A. Tea
B. Antibiotic
C. Pancake syrup
D. Salad dressing
E. Ink
F. Honey
G. Coffee
H. Milk
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: F
Your Response: F
11. A material that keeps moisture OUT of a package holding potato chips could also serve equally well to keep moisture IN a package of white bread.
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
12. A company that manufactures plastic bags that are sold to another company to be filled with brown sugar is a converter.
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
13. A pallet made of plastic is not a package.
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: False
Your Response: False
14. Primary packages are identified by being in contact with the product.
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
15. What is the most common form of packaging used to transport 1 dozen fresh apples from a grocery store to a customer's home?
A. Plastic bag
B. Paperboard box
C. Egg carton style box
D. No packaging
paper bags can also be used
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
16. Even though an automobile may not be packaged for the trip from the asembly plant to the dealer, many hundreds of parts and assemblies that are used to build the automobile are packaged at an earlier stage of the manufacturing process.
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
17. Why are oranges sometimes packaged in "egg carton trays" with formed plastic liners that have a hole or cavity for each piece of fruit?
A. Theft prevention
B. Tamper resistance
C. Protection
D. Utility
E. Communication
F. Containment
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
18. A package must be made of a single type of material.
Answer
Many packages are made of multipme paterials. For example: High quality Cling Peaches can be purchased in glass jars with metal caps.
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: False
Your Response: False
19. Full cases of liquid window glass cleaner in plastic bottles weigh 20.8 pounds. How much weight is supported by the bottom case, if the cases are stacked 10 layers high on the pallet.
A. 208 pounds
B. 228.8 pounds
C. 178.2 pounds
D. 196.2 pounds
E. 187.2 pounds
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
20. Full cases of liquid window glass cleaner in plastic bottles weigh 25.85 pounds. How much weight is supported by the bottom case, if the cases are stacked 4 layers high on the pallet.
A. 74.55 pounds
B. 80.55 pounds
C. 103.4 pounds
D. 77.55 pounds
E. 129.25 pounds
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
1. The School of Packaging includes a research center called the Consortium for Distribution.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: B
2. Who would you talk to to get up to date information about job opportunities, internships, and salaries.
A. Harold Hughes
B. Tee Downes
C. Bruce Harte
D. Paul Singh
E. Hugh Lockhart
F. Peggy Nuerenberg
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: F
Your Response: F
3. MSU produces more packaging graduates than any other university or college in the US EXCEPT Clemson University
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
4. The School of Packaging building houses computer labs for the use of students
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: B
5. Harold Hughes received the first PhD granted by the MSU School of Packaging
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
6. The instructor for this course is
A. Dr. Amar Mohanty
B. Dr. Bruce Harte
C. Peter McPherson
D. Dr. Harold
E. Dr. Harold Hughes
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
7. The approximate number of undergraduate students currently enrolled in the School of Packaging is
A. 225
B. 575
C. 1000
D. 750
E. 75
F. 43,000
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
8. Who was the first Director of the School of Packaging
A. Rubino
B. Hughes
C. Harte
D. Mackson
E. Goff
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
9. Don Abbott is a member of the School of Packaging faculty
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
10. Most of the packaging undergraduates selected their major while still in high school.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
11. The construction of the School of Packaging Building was financed by conributions from companies in the packaging industry.
A. FALSE
B. TRUE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
12. When was the School of Packaging at MSU started?
A. 1976
B. 1987
C. 2004
D. 1952
E. 1855
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
13. The School of Packaging has CAD/CAM equipment for making boxes and cartons.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
14. Which of the following research centers is part of the School of Packaging?
A. US Department of Agriculture
B. FAA
C. Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration
D. Center for Food and Pharmaceutical Packaging Research
E. Packforsk
F. Food and drug Administration
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
15. The School of Packaging is strictly an undergraduate teaching program and does not operate programs leading to graduate degrees
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
16. The School of Packaging operates four graduate programs, including an "On-line" Master of Science program.
A. FALSE
B. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT INFORMATION IN THE MODULE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
C. TRUE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
17. Which of the following individuals is the Packaging Academic Advisor?
A. Harold Hughes
B. Peggy Nuerenberg
C. Laura Bix
D. Jane Crowner
E. Amy Houghtaling
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
18. Approximately how many square feet of labs, offices, etc. are in the School of Packaging building?
A. 12,000
B. 300
C. 54,000
D. 48,000
E. 43,560
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
19. The Director of the School of Packaging is
A. Dr. Bruce Harte
B. Dr. Gary Burgess
C. Dr. Sara Risch
D. Dr. Harold Hughes
E. Dr.Susan Selke (Acting)
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: E
20. An MSU student must have a grade point average of 2.4 (or higher) to be admitted to the upper division program in Packaging.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: A
1. Which of the following materials should not be chrystaline when used as a package?
A. Glass
B. Aluminum
C. Steel
D. Pottery
E. Wood
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
2. Glass is an inorganic, non-crystalline, brittle solid that is formed by cooling from a liquid state.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
3. Among other reasons, glass is a good packaging material because it is microwave safe, non-permeable, tasteless, and odorless.
A. FALSE
B. TRUE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
4. Which of the listed states has a major deposit of soda used for manufacturing container glass
A. Michigan
B. New Mexico
C. Florida
D. Pennsylvania
E. West Virginia
F. Wyoming
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: F
Your Response: D
5. When the temperature of a glass container is raised, the container
A. rigidity does not change
B. becomes more rigid
C. becomes less rigid
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
6. How many bottles are in a gross?
A. 144
B. 100
C. 96
D. 72
E. 500
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
7. Glass containers made of more than 25% recycled content are called cullet
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
8. Scrap window glass is routinely ground up and added to the mix of materials used for manufacturing glass beer bottles.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
9. What color is flint glass?
A. White
B. Clear
C. Amber
D. Blue
E. Green
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
10. Obsidian is a natural type of glass formed by volcanic action.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
11. Which of the following products would have been most likely to be packaged in a wound glass bottle by the ancient egyptians.
A. Natron
B. Water
C. Perfume
D. Honey
E. Milk
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
12. Large, heavy glass containers take _________ time to form than smaller, lighter containers of the same general shape and form.
A. Less
B. More
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
13. Which part of a bottle is the last made in a hand manufacturing process and the first made in a mechanized process?
A. Body
B. Finish
C. Shoulder
D. Bottom
E. Neck
F. cylinder
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
14. What processing step is done in a lehr?
A. Gob formation
B. Inspection
C. Annealing
D. Surface coating
E. Weighing
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
15. Which of these products has a consistency similar to glass in a gob?
A. Blood
B. Peanut butter
C. Honey
D. Milk
E. Melted way
F. Gasoline
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
16. Flint glass is an effective barrier to the passage of light
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
17. A copper rod is ductile and a glass rod is ____.
A. Ductile
B. Brittle
C. Malleable
D. Cast
E. Annealed
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
18. Two containers are being considered for a particular application. The body of container A has a cylindrical cross section with sidewalls that are 0.125 inches thick. Container B has a body that is generally square in cross section with rounded corners and the same wall thickness. If the bottles are to be used to package carbonated beverages and shipped lying down on their sides, which is more likely to break during shipping?
A. Container B
B. They are equally likel;y to fail
C. Container A
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
19. Which of the following materials is NOT a common constituent of flint glass?
A. Soda
B. Silica
C. Cobalt
D. Calcia
E. Limestone
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
20. How many glass bottles are in a stack which holds 24 gross?
A. 3456 bottles
B. 2400 bottles
C. 288 bottles
D. 24000 bottles
E. 3600 bottles
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
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1. Canned foods may be partially cooked before being packed into metal cans and processed further in a retort.
A. FALSE
B. Food packed into 3-piece cans is never "pre-cooked" as described
C. Food packed into aluminum cans is never "pre-cooked" as described
D. TRUE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
2. What is meant by a 209 aluminum can?
A. The can body is 2+9/16 inches tall
B. The can base is 209 mm in diameter
C. The can body is 209 mm tall
D. The design is the 209th produced by Coors
E. The can body is 2+9/16 inches in diameter
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
3. Aluminum is used only for the manufacture of rigid packages
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
4. One form of tin-free steel is produced by the "electrolytic chromium coating" process.
A. FALSE
B. TRUE
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: A
5. Aluminum is the most common metal used for the manufacture of 2-piece metal cans in the US.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
6. Canned foods are always sterilized before being placed into the empty can
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
7. Which of the following best describes the parts of a 3-piece can?
A. Top, body, bottom
B. Top, middle, bottom
C. Top end, body, bottom end
D. Necked end, cylinder, bottom
E. Top cap, body, end
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
8. In the 1940's, cigarette packs were lined with
A. Lead foil
B. Aluminum foil
C. Mettalized paper
D. Gold foil
E. Steel foil
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
9. Which of the following is NOT a common form of metal package?
A. Racks and pallets
B. Mettalized plastic film
C. Pails and drums
D. Cans
E. Wine containers
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
10. When tinplate cans are collected for recycling, the tin can be removed in a preliminary step (by specialized de-tinners)and reused.
A. FALSE
B. TRUE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
11. A steel can of roast veal and gravy that was taken on Parry's voyage to the arctic in 1824 was returned to England at the end of the voyage. The can was opened in 1939, more than 100 years later and found to be still wholesome.
A. FALSE
B. TRUE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
12. Some of the early cans were so heavy that a hammer and chisel were required to open them.
A. FALSE
B. TRUE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
13. Tinplate steel is used for steel food cans because
A. The tin provides corrosion resistance
B. Tin is low in cost and readily available
C. Tinplate is required by government regulation
D. Tin is easier to weld than steel
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
14. What change is required in the shape of an aluminum can body to fit a smaller diameter can end?
A. Neck down
B. Change to steel
C. Add "pop top"
D. Smaller can body diameter
E. Add rings
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
15. Before he invented the canning process, Appert was a(an)
A. French government official
B. French Admiral from Bastogne
C. French candy maker
D. Napoleon's second in commend during the French-English wars
E. English candy maker
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
16. Which of the following characteristics of steel is an advantage for a packaging material when compared with aluminum
A. Steel is harder than aluminum
B. Steel is heavier than aluminum
C. Iron, the raw material for steel, is readily availabe in the earth
D. Steel can be attracted to a magnet
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: A, C, D
17. Metal cans for beer are being rapidly replaced by Plastic bottles.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
18. Approximately how long has the basic canning process developed by Appert been available?
A. 200 years
B. 300 years
C. 400 years
D. 100 years
E. 500 years
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
19. Pallets are sometimes made of aluminum
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
20. Coors originally used an 11 oz steel can, but later switched to the 10 oz can that had been standardized by the rest of the brewing industry.
A. FALSE
B. TRUE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
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Do your own work. There are no repeats allowed. The time limit is 25 minutes. You will receive a time warning 3 minutes before the time limit is reached. The computer will record your score if you attempt to work past the time limit. You will be advised if questions are left unanswered.
1. A paper grocery bag is usually made of
A. Parchment
B. Cellophane
C. Unbleached kraft paper
D. Corrugated
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
2. Where was the first paper plant in America located?
A. Williamsburg, VA
B. Washington, DC
C. Boston, MA
D. Philadelphia, PA
E. Charlotte, NC
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
3. The Regular Slotted Container is a common corrugated box form.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: B
4. What is the average consumption of paper per capita per year in the US?
A. 250 pounds
B. 900 pounds
C. 600 pounds
D. 450 lb
E. None of the other choices is correct
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
5. By a large margin, most of the paper used in packaging is
A. Course paper
B. Recycled cellophane
C. Coarse paper
D. Sanitary paper
E. Fine paper
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: E
6. A large box made of 42/26/42 A flute requires a box blank that is 48" x 76". For the material used, the area of medium is 1.5 times the area of one of the linerboards. What is the approximate weight of the box?
A. 3.11 pounds
B. 1.03 pounds
C. 9.33 pounds
D. 5 pounds
E. 7.5 pounds
F. 12 pounds
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
7. Most, but not all, products can be packaged in containers made of two or more different materials. Which of the following would not be packaged for distribution in a paper or paperboard container.
A. Beer or carbonated soft drinks
B. Motor oil
C. Beef steak
D. Frozen fish
E. Milk
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: C
8. Paper manufacturing is the process of separating wood or other fibers and then assembling the fibers into a mat which is dried, pressed, trimmed and rolled up.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
9. A single 8.5" x 11" sheet of 16 pound copy machine paper weighs less than 0.005 lb.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: B
10. Recycled paperboard is called cullet
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
11. Which triple wall corrigated board is thicker?
A. A/B/C
B. A/A/A
C. B/A/E
D. B/C/C
E. A/A/C
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
12. When you take class notes in a spiral bound notebook, you are using
A. Decorative paper
B. Industrial paper
C. Kraft paper
D. Tissue paper
E. Fine paper
F. Sanitary paper
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
13. Multiple layer paperboard is usually produced on cylinder machines although some is made on Fourdrinier equipment.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
14. When compared to other countries, why were England, France, and Spain major users of paper during the 17th and 18th centuries?
A. Because of early sanitiation programs requiring toilet tissue, facial tissue and disposable face "cloths"
B. The heavy load of political and commercial communication between those countries and their colonies
C. As cushioning around products being shipped back and forth between those countries and their colonies
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
15. What is the source of most of the adhesive used to manufacture corrugated board in the US?
A. Wheat
B. Chemical plants
C. Pine pitch
D. Corn
E. Potatos
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
16. Today, most boxes are designed with the assistance of a computer and a computer controlled sample table.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
17. How many reams of 22 pound paper can be loaded onto a truck with a load capacity of 37 tons?
A. 3391.7 reams
B. 47.5 reams
C. 3363.6 reams
D. 3700 reams
E. 1308.1 reams
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
18. A corrugator makes 10 foot wide board at a rate of 11.5 miles/hour for 6.7 hours. How many square feet are produced?
A. 90626.9 square feet
B. 0.1 square feet
C. 30761.7 square feet
D. 48818880 square feet
E. 0 square feet
F. 4068240 square feet
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: F
Your Response: F
19. What is the weight of a stack of 2505 pieces of paper if each piece is 17.6" x 14.4" and the basis weight is 37 pounds?
A. 0.18 pounds
B. 652.5 pounds
C. 1127524.15 pounds
D. 54.38 pounds
E. 489376800 pounds
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: B
20. What is the weight of a stack of 6562 pieces of 53 pound paperboard if each piece is 34.8' x 25.8'?
A. 312256.2 pounds
B. 1 None of the other answers is correct
C. 312256182240 pounds
D. 111162756.2 pounds
E. 111162756.2 pounds
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
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1. The term polymer refers to
A. Gutta Percha
B. PVC
C. Ethylene
D. Water
E. Chains of monomers and/or other polymers
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
2. PVC is the only one of the "big five" packaging plastics that is not a thermoplastic material.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: A
3. The largest type of packaging plastic is
A. Containers
B. Tape
C. Adhesives
D. Closures
E. Film
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
4. Milk in an aseptic drinkbox must be refrigerated during distribution and handling in the retail store
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: A
5. PET is usually selected as a meterial for packaging carbonated beverages because it has a superior oxygen barrier.
A. FALSE
B. TRUE
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: B
6. The plastic that is often biaxially oriented and metallized and used for packaging salty snack foods is
A. PP
B. LLDPE
C. PET
D. EPS
E. PS
F. PEN
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
7. Which of the listed materials has "excellent clarity and sparkle".
A. PP
B. LDPE
C. HDPE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
8. Which process is used to manufacture most one gallon milk jugs
A. Extrusion
B. Co-extrusion
C. Lamination
D. Injection blow molding
E. Extrusion blow molding
F. Injection molding
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
9. Which of the following is not a method for manufacturing plastic film?
A. Casting
B. Blowing
C. Laminating
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
10. The milky white plastic used for most one gallon milk jugs is
A. Low density polyethylene
B. Linear low density Polyethylene
C. Expanded polystyrene
D. PET
E. High Density Polyethylene
F. Poly Vinyl Chloride
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
11. Which SPI code number would apply to a PEN beer bottle
A. 6
B. 1
C. 3
D. 4
E. 7
F. 5
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
12. Which of the following can be recycled into a polyester sweater
A. The cushion from a shipping container for a television
B. A 2 liter clear soft drink bottle
C. The clear plastic wrap on a box of software
D. A plastic egg carton
E. A clear plastic tray used for a medical device
F. A 1-gallon milk jug
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
13. Gutta-percha is a natural polymer used by Eskimos to make knife handles.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
14. Thermoplastic materials set up in a permanent shape after application of a sufficient quantity of heat.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
15. Which of the following materials is a plastic that undergoes an abrupt transition from a reasonably stable material to a material with virtually no internal strength at a particular temperature?
A. Glass
B. Aluminum
C. PP
D. PVC
E. LLDPE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
16. Polymers are long molecules made up of linked monomers or other polymers
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
17. A 3-liter plastic container for a carbonated soft drink is most likely to be made of
A. PVC
B. PE
C. PET
D. LLDPE
E. PS
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
18. An object made of a thermoplastic material can be melted down and made into a new object.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
19. A plastic is to be biaxially oriented by stretching it 220 percent in one direction and 364 percent in the cross direction. 1 sq ft of the plastic before orientation becomes ____ sq ft of plastic after orientation.
A. 0.6 sq ft
B. 1.7 sq ft
C. 8 sq ft
D. 585 sq ft
E. 80080 sq ft
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
20. A milk bottling plant will be designed to package 50,000 gallons of milk per 11 hour day. The one gallon jugs were to be manufactured on-site, using blow molding machines that produce 4 bottles per cycle, and make one cycle every 5 seconds. If there is a 1 percent reject rate on the new jugs, how many blow molding machines will be needed?
A. 2
B. 2.2
C. 3
D. 1.6
E. 2.3
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: D
1. Four inch wide planed boards cannot be used to form a solid deck on a 40" x 48" pallet without altering the width of at least one board.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
2. The MSU School of Packaging routinely tests wooden pallets to predict performance.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
3. The computer program PDS was developed at which university?
A. NWPCA
B. MSU
C. Va Tech
D. USDA
E. U of M
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
4. Half of the weight of a piece of fresh cut pine wood can result from the water in the wood.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: A
5. How many companies dominate the wirebound container manufacturing business in the US?
A. 4
B. 3
C. 5
D. 1
E. 2
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
6. Winged pallets are used when
A. The load is to be dropped from a military airplane
B. The size needs to be bigger than 48"
C. The loaded pallet is to be picked up by a crane using a sling(s)
D. The product to be transported is components of wings for an airplane
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
7. Helical nails are often used in the construction of wirebound containers
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
8. Why were (are) wooden barrels bilged?
A. Less tendency to leak
B. More efficient use of space
C. Easier handling
D. Easy to line with wax
E. Made of wood
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
9. PDS estimates the cost per trip for a pallet that will make multiple trips.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
10. A large loose knot is a more serious defect in a stringer than in a deckboard of a wooden pallet.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
11. A reversible pallet has similar decks on the top and the bottom, so it can be turned over for more uses.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
12. In the context of the module, a hamper is a tapered basket often used for transporting snap beans, tomatoes, and similar produce.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
13. The acronym NWPCA stands for the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
14. A fiberglass pipe insulation manufacturer packages its product in large boxes that are 16" x 16" x 32 " tall. How many boxes can be loaded on a 40" x 48" pallet that is 7 inches tall if the height of the loaded pallet cannot exceed the 96 inch height of the truck door opening? The boxes must be oriented with the 32" dimension vertical.
A. 18
B. 15
C. 6
D. 12
E. 24
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
15. Which of the following packages forms is made of thin slats of wood, often no thicker than 1/8".
A. Tierce
B. Bilged barrel
C. Wire bound
D. Cask
E. Kit
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
16. How much butter is handled in a standard firkin?
A. 100 pounds
B. Any amount up to 75 pounds
C. 10 pounds
D. 56 pounds
E. 50 pounds
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
17. The acronym GMA stands for Grocery Manufacturers Association.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
18. Some pallets are made of more than one material, such as wood and corugated
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
19. If a pallet is 8" in thick (laying on a flat concrete floor) and it is loaded with 10 layers of corrugated boxes holding canned soup where each box is 7" high, what is the loaded height of the loaded pallet?
A. 560 in
B. 25 ft
C. 6.0 ft
D. 11.4 in
E. 6.5 ft
F. 72.0 in
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: F
20. What is the maximum number of 15" x 11" corrugated trays loaded with soft drinks in aluminum cans can be loaded, without overhang, onto a single layer on a 48" x 48" GMA pallet?
A. 13.9
B. 12
C. None of the other answers is correct
D. 13
E. 14
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: A
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1. In colonial times, the Chesapeake Bay was one of the most productive fisheries in the world.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
2. The same material and package form can be used to package tomatoes and lettuce (separately) in the Controlled Atmosphere Packaging system
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
3. What packaging change is almost always required if the formulation of a food product is changed?
A. Barrier properties of package material
B. Thickness of packaging materials
C. Label wording
D. Lower cost
E. Color of plastic materials
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
4. Which of the following is most likely to be a food kit?
A. Package of T-bone steaks
B. Make at home pizza
C. Metal can of vegetable soup
D. Dozen eggs
E. Premixed cookie dough
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
5. E-coli is only a problem with meat and fish products, not vegetables.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
6. Oysters that are contaminated with bacteria can be unsafe to eat raw but cooking can make them safe to eat.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
7. Which of the listed choices is not a way to alter the nutritional content of food?
A. High barrier packaging materials
B. Adding vitamins
C. Reducing sodium
D. Adding carbohydrate
E. Reducing fat
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
8. Aseptically packaged milk can be safely stored for several weeks at room temperature without spoilage.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
9. The food system in the US supplies the same basic set of products to all parts of the country at all times of the year, with some negligible local and calendar differences.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
10. Improved health care, better nutrition and healthier living has produced a population in the US that lives longer and has many special needs as a consequence.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
11. The population of the US today is generally educated to a higher level than in the past.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
12. Seafood production in the Chesapeake bay has declined because of pollution.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
13. A chain of food stores in Florida specializes in four product lines, high quality (and expensive) meat, vegetables, candy, and coffee. The stores are cleaned scrupulously to a very exacting standard. What type of store would you call this chain?
A. Super market
B. Hyper market
C. Specialty market
D. Club store
E. Convenience store
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
14. Manufacturers attempt to develop and market food products that satisfy the needs and wants of the consumers.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
15. A newly introduced food product that fails may be reintroduced after packaging changes.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
16. The Sous vide food system was developed in which country?
A. Australia
B. England
C. Canada (Quebec)
D. US(Cajuns in Louisiana)
E. France
F. New Orleans
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
17. In a self service retail enviroment, the package must do much of the selling of the product.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
18. Pesticide free food is always organic
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
19. Infestation is the presence (in food) of
A. Cattle
B. Insects and other pests
C. Mold
D. Yeast
E. Cats
F. Bacteria
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
20. The largest product group in the packaging industry is
A. Electronic
B. Automotive
C. Military
D. Food and beverage
E. Pharmaceutical
F. Cosmetic
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
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1. PIT"s may be used to evaluate the seal strength on a package for a medical device
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
2. FDA conducts extensive testing before allowing a new medical device to be sold and used
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
3. Metal is often used to make tubes that will be filled with pharmaceutical products. This is because
A. Metal tubes do not cause suck back
B. Metal tubes provide good barrier properties
C. All of the responses are correct
D. Metal tubes are collapsible
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
4. For pharmaceutical use, folding cartons must be glued shut or completely overwrapped. This is to provide _______
A. Attractive appearance
B. Easy stacking
C. Tamper evidence
D. Neat shelf presence
E. Child resistance
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
5. Which of the following methods of administration would not be used for a parenteral drug?
A. Hand held inhaler
B. Injection directly into the heart
C. Intra muscular injection
D. Intra venous injection
E. Injection into the spinal cord
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
6. Most adults can easily recognize when a container for a drug has been tampered with.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
7. The thin needles used for acupuncture treatments do not require approval by the FDA because the treatment originated in china a few thousand years ago.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
8. Ampoule is another word meaning vial.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
9. Which of the following statements about OTC drugs is not true?
A. They must be safe and effective
B. They can be sold from self service store shelves
C. The packaging has many characteristics similar to other consumer products
D. The package is a primary selling agent
E. They do not require tamper evident features
F. Packaging must be approved by the FDA
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
10. Tamper evident features are required on some food products
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
11. The FDA is a state of Michigan agency which has the responsibility to regulate medical device packaging
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
12. A PIT always destroys the package.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
13. Sterility is equally important whether a product is to be injected or applied topically.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
14. Any product which is produced for a medical purpose is, by definition, a medical device or pharmaceutical and is subject to regulation by the federal government
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
15. Closures for pharmaceutical packages are always made of metal.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
16. Prescriptions for drugs can be issued by
A. Doctors, nurses and 4th year medical students
B. Any employee of a drug store
C. Pharmacisits
D. Doctors only
E. Doctors or nurses
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
17. A saw which is marketed to woodworkers is also considered to be a medical device if it can be used to cut bones in a surgical situation.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
18. PIT's are never used on drug packages
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
19. Medical devices and pharmaceutical (drug) products are equally sensitive to heat, moisture, oxygen and light.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
20. The packages for some prescription drugs must be vented.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
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1. White is a common color for many baby products. What does the white respresent to the purchasers of the products?
A. Safety
B. Potential
C. Cleanliness
D. Youth
E. Healthy
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
2. Which of the following products is not a cosmetic?
A. Chanel perfume
B. Estee Lauder nail polish
C. Bobbi Browne makeup
D. Ivory soap
E. Helene Curtis lipstick
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
3. A child resistant closure is required for a bottle of fingernail polish.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
4. Packaging of cosmetic products for women often use a color scheme consisting of soft pastel colors.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
5. Data on product safety must be gathered from tests on laboratory animals.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
6. MSU currently markets many products, including food, candy, water, clothing, novelties, etc. Which of the following symbols would be most appropriate as an illustration on the label for a package of "Spartan Scent", a new perfume for college age women.
A. MSU Male Cheerleader
B. Dr. Luanna Simon, the President of MSU
C. MSU female cheerleader
D. Football
E. MSU Female basketball player
F. Beaumont Tower
G. dr. Feff Anderson, Dean of CANR
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
7. What is the location of the headquarters of Mary Kay Cosmetics?
A. Milan, Italy
B. Dallas, TX
C. Paris, France
D. Barcelona, Spain
E. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
8. A glass bottle with an exterior design which looks like the Sparty statue would be a good candidate package for an expensive perfume to be used by women.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
9. The primary federal agency regulating the cosmetics industry in the US is
A. USFS
B. FDA
C. USDA
D. EPA
E. USDOC
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
10. FDA has regulatory authority over shampoo for babies. Would it have authority to regulate a shampoo sold for use on poodle dogs? (Pick the best response)
A. Only the content of the label, not the product or package
B. Yes, if it is a medicated shampoo
C. No, it is not a cosmetic if it is product for animals
D. Yes, always, because it is a cosmetic
E. No, FDA does not regulate cosmetics
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
11. According to some historians, one of the first uses of soap was to clean up some people and use them to frighten outsiders.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
12. FDA requires that data be provided to show that a cosmetic product is safe.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
13. Packaging for baby products is designed to appeal to
A. Babies
B. Regulators
C. Mothers, grandmothers, and potential mothers
D. Fathers
E. Religious leaders
F. Advertisers
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
14. In which country did the people use the most fragrance products in the year 2000 - a total of nearly one quart per person?
A. Afghanistan
B. Saudi Arabia
C. India
D. Israel
E. Brazil
F. United States
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
15. Mary Kay cosmetics was one of the first companies to stop using tests on animals.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
16. Cosmetic packaging is regulated by the Consumer Products Safety Commission.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
17. FDA considers items or products that are swallowed to improve nutrition and produce a decrease in wrinkles, improve muscle tone, or provide other benefits to be cosmetics.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
18. The industry for manufacturing cologne is concentrated in a city named Dusseldorf, which is also the center of the German packaging machinery industry and the site of Interpack, the largest packaging machinery trade show in the world.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
19. The bulk of the cosmetic industry is made up of a few large companies headquartered in France.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
20. By today's standards, Napoleon was very fastideous about his personal cleanliness.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
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1. Which of the following trucks would be "hauling more air"?
A. It makes no difference, they both have the same volume of air
B. A truck loaded with fully set up containers
C. A truck loaded with collapsed containers
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
2. The acronym JIT stands for the term "Japanese Industrial Theory"
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
3. An empty collapsible container (including the integral pallet) with a collapse ratio of 5 to 1 weighs 35 pounds when set up. What is the weight of a full load of set up empty containers on a truck which can hold 52 containers?
A. 3,500 pounds
B. 600 pounds
C. 364 pounds
D. 1,820 pounds
E. 9,199 pounds
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
4. JIT systems used by Toyota, Honda, and other "Japanese" companies are fail-safe (parts are always delivered on time at at the correct location)
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
5. How many SKU's are handled by the GM service parts operation?
A. 4,900
B. 4,900,000
C. 490,000
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
6. An empty collapsible container (including the integral pallet) with a collapse ratio of 5 to 1 weighs 35 pounds and is 50 inches tall when set up. What is the weight of a full load of collapsed containers on a truck which can hold 52 set up containers if the height of the load cannot exceed 100 inches?
A. 25,000 pounds
B. 1,820 pounds
C. 9,100 pounds
D. 10,000 pounds
E. 45,500 pounds
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: B
7. Some parts are already packaged when they are received at the DC and placed into storage
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: A
8. If a collapsible container with a collapse ratio of 5 to 1 weighs 45 pounds empty, when fully set up, haw much does it weigh when collapsed?
A. 9 pounds
B. 9 inches
C. 25 pounds
D. 40 pounds
E. 45 pounds
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
9. Suppliers are responsible for and actually conduct many of the quality assurance activities required to ensure that only good parts reach the assembly line
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
10. Metal racks built onto special trucks are commonly used to transport small items, such as steering wheels and stereo equipment.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
11. If a collapsible container which is 42 inches tall (including the integral pallet) when set up has a collapse ratio of 7 to 1, how tall is the unit when folded up for return to the supplier.
A. 6 inches
B. 7.5 inches
C. 7 inches
D. 5 inches
E. 8 inches
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
12. A service parts operation, such as the system operated by GM, may deal with more than a quarter of a million SKU's
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
13. All collapsible packages used for the transport of automotive parts from the supplier to the assembly plant are immediately returned to the supplier after being emptied
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
14. Which of the following defines the meaning of DC, as used in this module?
A. District of Columbia
B. Distribution Center
C. Dozen Containers
D. District Center
E. Documentation Center
F. Duplicate Communication
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
15. The rules of the JIT system require the use of reusable containers
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
16. JIT systems require that a shipment of parts adequate for the planned production run on one day be delivered each morning that the plant is in operation.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
17. The plastic, corrugated, or paperboard dividers used to separate individual parts in a large container are called
A. Dunnage
B. Void fillers
C. Cushions
D. Panels
E. Fillers
F. Braces
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
18. The economical distance limit for the use of returnable containers is
A. Within 1,000 miles in any direction from the assembly plant, as determined by simulation analysis
B. Usually less than 450 miles from the plant
C. Only inside a circle 250 miles in radius from the assembly plant
D. Anywhere inside a hexagon shaped area where the vertices of the hexagon are 250 miles from the assembly plant
E. Highly variable, ranging between 750 and 900 miles from the assembly plant
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
19. The adoption of the reusable packaging systems by the automobile manufacturing industry has led to cleaner and safer work stations on the assembly lines.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
20. Most parts that are shipped to the assembly plant in large reusable containers are not otherwise packaged in cartons, boxes, bags, etc.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
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Points Awarded 20
Points Missed 0
Percentage 100%
Do your own work. There are no repeats allowed. The time limit is 30 minutes. You will receive a time warning at the 29 minute point, 1 minute before the time limit is reached. Unanswered questions will be counted as wrong. You will not be advised if questions are left unanswered.
1. The Delaney Clause states that no material known to be a cancer causing agent may be added to a food product
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
2. Until a few years ago, seafood was essentially unregulated in the US.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
3. A plant which is to be used for processing beef cattle must have which of the following arrangements at the intersection between the floor and vertical walls.
A. The floor and wall must be made of the same material
B. Sharp joint
C. The vertical wall covering must terminate 1/4" above the floor
D. Coved joint
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
4. A company plans to ship several hundred thousand gallons of oil based paint (a hazardous material) in 1 quart and 1 gallon cans from Syracuse, NY to Atlanta, GA. What organization should be contacted to obtain information needed for designing the packaging?
A. ASTM
B. DoT
C. USFS
D. DoD
E. DoC
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
5. Nutrition labeling regulations are similar in all countries because they were set by a UN agreement.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
6. ISO is an acronym which stands for the International Standards Organization.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
7. The serving size listed on a nutritional label is set by representatives of a consortium of food manufacturing companies.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
8. FDA requires that all food packages have a UPC.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
9. The serving size for a food product is shown in the top section of a nutritional lable.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
10. The initial part of the processing line rails in plants that kill and process hogs, cattle, and horses must all be 12 feet above the floor
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
11. Which of the following organizations sets the rules for international shipments of hazardous materials?
A. United States Department of Defense
B. United States Department of Commerce
C. United Nations
D. United States Department of Transport
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
12. ANSI cooperates with ISO on international quality standards programs
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
13. The Delaney Clause is an example of a rule which sets
A. International standard
B. Approved safe dosage
C. Zero tolerance
D. Minimum daily requirements
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
14. Today, the Department of Commerce has regulatory authority over seafood.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
15. A city or state has the authority to ban a particular style of package, such as the laminated multi-wall aseptic drinkbox.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
16. EPA regulates aspects of package manufacturing, such as the flow of solvent vapors into the atmosphere.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
17. The amount of Vitamin A and Vitamin C must always be shown on a nutritional label.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
18. A nutritional label may or may not include a statement of the approximate calories in a gram of fat, carbohydrate or protein.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
19. A farmer in Mason, MI can legally produce and sell honey in glass jars for consumption in-state with out approval by the FDA.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
20. Mixing sawdust into bread is one example of adulteration.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
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Points Awarded 20
Points Missed 0
Percentage 100%
Do your own work. There are no repeats allowed. The time limit is 30 minutes. You will receive a time warning at the 29 minute point, 1 minute before the time limit is reached. Unanswered questions will be counted as wrong. You will not be advised if questions are left unanswered.
1. Which of the following is not a distribution hazard?
A. Vibration
B. Human handling
C. Shock
D. Weight limits
E. Compression
F. Climate
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
2. Human parts have natural frequencies.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
3. On average, current distribution costs are what percentage of the total cost of manufacturing and distribution costs?
A. 65%
B. 50%
C. 60%
D. 33%
E. 70%
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
4. If the allowable load limit is 40,000 pounds, how many gallons of milk can be legally carried in a tank truck if a gallon weighs 8 pounds?
A. 10,000 gallons
B. 40,000 gallons
C. 2,500 gallons
D. 5,000 gallons
E. 5,450 gallons
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
5. The stacking strength of corrugated boxes which are to be stored in a high humidity environment can be made to last longer if the boxes are coated with wax.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
6. The natural frequencies of items to be packaged must be determined experimentally, through a testing program.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
7. LTL is an acronym that stands for Less-than-Trailer-Load.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
8. It isn't likely, but a package travelling from Chicago to New York by LTL might pass through Atlanta.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
9. An electric motor being transported in a box located on the deck of a ship will have a higher natural frequency if moved to an interior lower deck of the ship.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
10. The package designer should strive to have a package/product combination with the same natural frequency as the forcing frequency of the vehicle that will be used for transport.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
11. Personnel in small package handling organizations often throw packages.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
12. In an LTL system, a package may be handled 50 times while being transported from the factory to the retail site.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
13. The natural frequency of an item and its package, such as a television, may be different than the natural frequency of the item itself.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
14. A portion of an item being packaged may have a different natural frequency than the item as a whole.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
15. Cushions are always made of EPS.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
16. Products in a truck will be shocked if the truck tires roll through a pothole.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
17. A truck with inside van dimensions of 102" x 110" x 580" is to be loaded with boxes that are 18" x 18" x 12", weighing 20 pounds each. There are no pallets. The boxes must sit on the largest surface (18 x 18). The legal load limit is 40,000 pounds. Will the weight limit or volume limit determine how much product can be loaed onto the truck?
A. The answer cannot be determined from the available data
B. Weight limit
C. Volume limit
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
18. The allowable load limit for trucks travelling highways in Michigan is set by the US DoT.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
19. Everything has a specific natural frequency.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
20. Heavy packages are dropped further on average than lighter items.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
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Do your own work. There are no repeats allowed. The time limit is 30 minutes. You will receive a time warning at the 29 minute point, 1 minute before the time limit is reached. Unanswered questions will be counted as wrong. You will not be advised if questions are left unanswered.
1. How far did the garbage barge travel?
A. 60,000 miles
B. 60 miles
C. 6,000 miles
D. 600 miles
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
2. Capping a landfill with a thick layer of clay helps promote an environment that causes quick and complete decomposition of the contents
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
3. The biggest component of packaging waste is
A. Metal
B. Cullet
C. Glass
D. Paper and paperboard
E. Steel
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
4. Packaging makes up about 1/3 of MSW
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
5. A garbologist is a person who studies garbage as a research topic
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
6. There is more agricultural waste produced each year than the totality of packaging waste in the same time period
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
7. Which of the following solid waste management approaches is least favored by EPA?
A. Source reduction
B. Landfilling
C. Recycling
D. Incineration
E. Reuse
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: A
8. LCA is an acronym for Life Cycle Analysis
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
9. Switching from an ink that contains cadmium (a heavy metal) to a formulation without the cadmium is an example of source reduction
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
10. Which of the following is a noted energy researcher who uses LCA
A. T. Downes
B. H. Hughes
C. D Pimental
D. D. Wolfe
E. D. Vaughan
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
11. The packaging industry is frequently criticized for not using more recyclable materials
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
12. The trip of the garbage barge was planned before the vessel left port.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
13. Packaging is the source of most material in landfills
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
14. About how many states use the deposit system for beverage containers?
A. 11
B. 40
C. 2
D. 25
E. 6
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
15. Which of the following solid waste management approaches is favored by industry?
A. Recycling
B. Source reduction
C. Land filling
D. Incineration
E. Reuse
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
16. After being filled and cappped what is put on the top of landfills?
A. Wooden cover
B. Grass
C. Aluminum foil
D. Plastic film
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
17. The beverage container deposit systems in use in the various states are identical because they use a model law passed in Virginia.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
18. Some of the claims by environmental activists are based on out of date information
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
19. Packaging is the source of most material in landfills
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
20. Material which decomposes in a landfill gives off methane and other conbustible gases.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
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1. A new brand of "mass marketed" wine is to be marketed using the "Bag-in-box system. The inside dimensions of the box will be 7" x 7" x 15". How many gallons will the container hold if the liner is flexible enough to take on the shape of the inside of the box.
A. 4.5
B. 3.2
C. 1.9
D. 2.7
E. None of the other answers is correct
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
2. How tall (inches)must the outer container of a a bag-in-box system be to hold 10 gallons of milk if the outer container is made in the shape of a cylinder with a radius of 5 inches and the bag is flexible enough to conform to the inside shape of the container and the thickness of the bag is negligible?
A. 30.5
B. 28.6
C. None of the other answers is correct
D. 48.2
E. 33.5
F. 29.3
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: F
Your Response: A
3. A sample of a laminated material (PE/paper/PE) is tested in a chamber at 100 degrees F and 90% RH. The MVTR is found to be 0.75 gr/100 sq. in/24 hrs. How much water vapor will pass through a 150 sq. in. piece of the material in 20 hours?
A. 0.7 gr
B. 0.59 gr
C. 0.94 oz
D. 1.94 gr
E. None of the other answers is correct
F. 0.94 gr
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: F
Your Response: F
4. The common brown grocery bag is a well known example of a mulitwall bag (front wall, back wall, 2 side walls, and bottom)
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: A
5. Which of the listed materials has a superior MVTR.
A. Auluminum foil
B. LDPE
C. HDPE
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
6. The Red Cross has converted a large fraction of the blood handling system to standup pouches
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
7. If you set up a "2-chamber" experiment to determine the MVTR of a particular piece of flexible laminated barrier material, more moisture will pass through the barrier in
A. 4 hours
B. 18 hours
C. 24 hours
D. 8 hours
E. it makes no difference because MVTR is a constant for a particular material
F. 12 hours
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
8. For the purposes of this course, we consider that bags can be made on a vffs machine
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
9. Many companies decline to adopt flexible packaging because it usually increases overall costs.
Answer
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: False
Your Response: True
10. Prescription barrier materials can be made by laminating and/or co-extrusion.
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
11. The folds of material at the bottom of a standup pouch whch allow the bottom to spread out and provide a stable base for the package are called
A. Gushers
B. Folders
C. Gaskets
D. Fractions
E. Gussets
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: C
12. Under the right circumstances, it should be possible to hang a basket made of grass over a fire to heat the liquid contents without setting the basket on fire..
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
13. Which of the following is not a function of the shrink wrap on a paperboard carton package of cough drops.
A. Reduce the price
B. Add gloss and consumer appeal to the appearance of the package
C. Prevent unauthorized opening (tampering) with the contents
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
14. What type of seal would you find on a candy bar package?
A. Either lap or fin seal
B. Lap seal
C. Perimeter seal
D. Fin seal
E. Alpha seal
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
15. Pallet wrapping can only be done with stretch film.
A. False
B. True
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
16. If you compare two pieces of a material with a specified MVTR, more water vapor will pass through the ________
A. the larger piece
B. the smaller piece
C. it makes no difference because they have the same MVTR
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
17. A carton used to market software can be protected against tampering and theft to some extent by wrapping it in shrink film.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
18. FIBC is an acronym that means Fit Into Box Container.
A. True
B. False
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
19. Converting the package for a beverage from a glass bottle to a plastic pouch with the same volume will usually save weight.
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
20. Oriented polypropylene is a better barrier to the movement of moisture than LDPE.
A. FALSE
B. TRUE
C. They are equal
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
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1. Metal tubes are manufactued by
A. Welding
B. Lamination
C. Extrusion molding
D. Impact extrusion
E. Extrusion
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
2. After all characteristics of aerosols have been considered, the primary advantage of aerosol packages is low cost when compared to competing packages.
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: False
Your Response: False
3. Compare the pressure in a single phase aerosol can to the pressure in an automobile tire.
A. The pressure in an aerosol is lower
B. The pressure in an aerosol is higher
C. The pressure in an aerosol is about the same as the pressure in an automobile tire
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
4. Which nozzle type is most often use for paint?
A. Oval
B. Hollow cone
C. rectangular
D. Solid cone
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
5. Cylindrical tubes are made of layers of paperboard
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
6. Rand used ___________ to make his tubes
A. Tin foil
B. Lead sheet
C. Steel sheet
D. Aluminum foil
E. Tin sheet
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
7. Plastic tubes are made is two pieces and then connected by adhesive or welding
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
8. Freaon is a Chlorinated Hydro carbon
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: False
Your Response: False
9. The floating piston is one system used to create
A. A 100% efficient aerosol
B. A captive aerosol system
C. A CFC free package
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
10. Where would you be more likely to find Peanut Butter and Grape Jelly in a plastic tube.
A. Naples, Florida
B. Toronto, Ontario
C. London, England
D. San Francisco, California
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
11. The propellant used in an aersosl package for food must be approved by
A. CPSC
B. USDA
C. FDA
D. OSHA
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: D
12. Aluminum bottles can be made in a variety of sizes and shapes
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
13. Which type of aerool is used for powdered and other immiscible products?
A. 3-phase1
B. 2-phase
C. 1-phase
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
14. John Rand was a
A. Portrait artist from New York
B. Portrait artist from New Hampshire
C. Portrait artist from Paris
D. Portrait artist from Boston
E. Portrait artist from London
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
15. Squeeze tubes are made of
A. Laminated plastic and Aluminum foil
B. Plastic
C. Paperboard
D. Metal
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
16. The first product in an aerosol package was liquid furniture wax.
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: False
Your Response: False
17. The type of tube that holds the biggest markwet share is
A. squeeze
B. metal
C. laminated
D. plastic
E. collapsible
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
18. Blast walls are usually built of
A. Steel plate
B. Wood or concrete block
C. Heavy reinforced concrete
D. Bulletproof glass
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
19. Metal tubes, both body and top, are made together in a single operation.
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
20. Plastic tubes are closed by
A. Stitching
B. Staples
C. Heat sealing
D. Adhesive
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
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1. Each year, several billion small bottles with rubber stopper closures and filled with pharmaceutical products are sent to market.
Answer
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: False
Your Response: True
2. The rules about design and operation of Child Resistant closures are set by
A. CPSC
B. OSHA
C. FDA
D. USDA
E. American Medical Society
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
3. Around the late 1600's, the the biggest use of glass bottles was to transport and store "patent medicines".
Answer
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: False
Your Response: True
4. PT closures were developed in the
A. 1950's
B. 1980's
C. 1960's
D. 1990's
E. 1970's
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
5. More closures are made of PET than any other plastic
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: False
Your Response: False
6. Air can be entrained into a "pasty" product while it is being stirred or mixed.
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
7. Which type of closure is growing the most rapidly?
A. Steel
B. Aluminum
C. Plastic
D. Plastic CR
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
8. To attach a 207 can end to a 211 can, the can must be necked down by 1/4 inch in diameter.
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
9. On average, a person who retires at the age of 67 will have used about how many closures?
A. 25,000
B. 40,000
C. 67,000
D. 100,000
E. 15,000
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
10. A cap that is not tightened adequately, can lead to a loss of containment
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
11. The Romans were the first people to make glass closures
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: False
Your Response: False
12. Hazardous material packaging and transport between the USA and Germany is regulated by
A. USDoT
B. UN
C. USDA
D. USDoD
E. NATO
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
13. Within the context of a discussion about closures, the term CR stands for
A. Child Resistant
B. Critical Regulation
C. Critical Resource
D. Containment Requirement
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: B
14. A 120mm closure is about 4-3/4 inch in diameter.
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
15. Tools are required to open some types of packages
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
16. The joint where a can end is joined to a can is a closure
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
17. A finish on a plastic bottle has 5 short threads designed to work with a multiple thread closure. What is the maximum angle that the closure can be turned?
A. 72
B. 81
C. 63
D. 90
E. 54
Points Earned: 0/1
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: D
18. Amerseal closures were made of aluminum to prevent corrosion.
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: False
Your Response: False
19. The panel of a closure is the flat portion in the center of the top.
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
20. Some OTC medications are packaged with lug closures.
Answer
Points Earned: 1/1
Correct Answer: True
Your Response: True
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1. A robot could be set up to simultaneously palletize two brands of dishwasher detergent, even if the brands are each in different shaped boxes, each comes down a diffent line, and each is stacked onto a different pallet using a different pallet stacking pattern.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
2. Which of these machines requires heaters to warm and soften the entire plastic web as it is fed into the machine?
A. vffs
B. hffs
C. cartoner
D. lffs
E. tffs
Correct Answer: E
Your Response: E
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
3. Which of these machines would you select to package 1 pound stacks of sandwich size ham slices if the specification required a light weight thermoformed tray with a pre-printed film heat sealed to the top.
A. tffs
B. vffs
C. hffs
D. piston filler
E. multi-wall bags
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
4. If a packaging line is set up to fill plastic jars with 100 tablets of a multivitamin compound, which type of filler should be used?
A. Weight
B. Volume
C. Count
D. Piston
E. hffs
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
5. What machine should be used to package chocolate milk in 1 gallon HDPE jugs?
A. Volume
B. Weight
C. Count
D. hffs
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
6. What type of filling should be used on a packaging line that is being set up to package 2 pounds of cube shaped individually wrapped carmel candies in cartons.
A. Weight
B. count
C. volume
D. cartoner
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
7. How many times are reshippers used?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
8. The major advantage of induction heating for installation of innerseals over the top of bottles is
A. The entire process can be done in the dark
B. The system is adaptable to a wide variety of containers
C. No machine touches the container
D. The inner seal may include a layer of aluminum
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
9. What is the option if a depalletizer cannot be used in a particular application?
A. Palletizer can be used
B. Fork lift
C. Hand workers place containers properly on the line
D. Cap unscrambler
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
10. How many empty cans should be supplied for one day of production on a line which which produces at 2,500 good packages per minute, when 1 percent of the incoming cans are rejected for some reason.
A. 150,000
B. 2,880,000
C. 3,600,000
D. 3,960,000
E. 4,960,000
Correct Answer: D
Your Response: D
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
11. Which of the following machines has a "turret" as part of the mechanism?
A. In-line filler
B. vffs
C. Rotary filler
D. Stretch wrapper
E. Cartoner
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
12. Which of the following machines collates the product before packaging?
A. In-line liquid filler
B. Stretch wrapper
C. Case packer
D. Robotic palletizer
E. Bottle washer
F. dud detector
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
13. Which type of filler would be used for a high speed line packaging beer?
A. Rotary
B. In-line
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
14. Which of the following machines forms a complete package from 2 film webs.
A. tffs
B. vffs
C. hffs
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
15. Vacuum will not form in a bottle which is filled without headspace.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
16. Which label type requires that the material have "memory"?
A. Cut labels
B. Pressure sensitive labels
C. Stretch labels
D. Shrink labels
Correct Answer: C
Your Response: C
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
17. Which device can detect glass fragments inside a glass jar?
A. Vision system
B. X-ray
C. Checkweigher
D. Induction coil
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
18. Dud detectors are used to ensure that carbonated beverage cans have been correctly pressurized.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
19. Human vision is able to do an external check on label position on a line which is packing 1,500 botles of salad dressing per minute.
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: B
Your Response: B
Points Earned: 1/1 pts.
20. SPC is an acronym that stands for Statistical Process Control
A. True
B. False
Correct Answer: A
Your Response: A
Points Earned: 2/2 pts.
3) Posted by Anonymous on 04-02-2007 05:58 PM
Here are the mod 15 answers...they are all right, I went through and put in all of the correct answers from my feedback at the end....now if someone could post hw 3 that would be awsome.
1.
The price for a turn-key setup for a new high speed beer packaging line for beer in 12 oz. aluminum cans should be expected to be over $20,000,000 in 2001.
A. True
2.
A bottle washer is required on a line which will package brown sugar into plastic pouches which will then be placed in cartons.
B> False
3.
Simply blowing out dust is adequate cleaning for newly manufactured plastic cylindrical tubes which will be used to hold Hershey Kisses (Chocolates wrapped in foil).
A. True
4.
Thermo-form-fill-seal machines are often referred to as simply tffs machines.
A. True
5.
Vertical and horizontal form-fill-seal machines are essentially identical.
B. False
6.
Which of these machines forms flat plastic film into a tube and heat seals a side seam which results.
B. vffs
7.
Which of these machines requires heaters to warm and soften the entire plastic web as it is fed into the machine?
E. tffs
8.
Which of these machines would you select to package 1 pound stacks of sandwich size ham slices if the specification required a light weight thermoformed tray with a pre-printed film heat sealed to the top.
A. tffs
9.
If a packaging line is set up to fill plastic jars with 100 tablets of a multivitamin compound, which type of filler should be used?
C. Count
10.
The major advantage of induction heating for installation of innerseals over the top of bottles is
C. No machine touches the container
11.
How many layers are used in the typical inner seal?
B. 4
12.
What is the option if a depalletizer cannot be used in a particular application?
C. Hand workers place containers properly on the line
13.
A packaging line has been set up to hot fill glass jugs with 1 gallon each of a fruit juice mixture. The jugs are stored until needed in trucks which sit out in the open and then rinsed with 100 degree F water before being filled. The system works well until the morning after the first overnight frost. On that morning, about 20% of the jugs crack and break during the filling operation. What would you recommend to cure the breakage problem?
B. Use hotter rinse water
14.
Which of the following machines has a "turret" as part of the mechanism?
C. Rotary filler
15.
Which of the following machines collates the product before packaging?
C. Case packer
16.
Which type of filler would be used for a high speed line packaging beer?
A. Rotary
17.
Which of the following machines forms a complete package from 2 film webs.
A. tffs
18.
Vacuum will not form in a bottle which is filled without headspace.
A. True
19.
PS labels can be made of many materials, including paper.
A. True
20.
Which type of label must be passed through a heated tunnel after being placed on a package?
D. Shrink labels
2) Posted by deolsimr on 11-10-2003 05:46 PM
Module 15: Machinery
1) 1 point
Which of the following machines collates the product before packaging?
A) Case packer
B) robotic palletizer
C) In-line liquid filler
D) dud detector
E) Bottle washer
F) Stretch wrapper
Your answer: A
Correct answer: A
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
2) 1 point
Which of the following is a common type of volumetric filler?
A) hffs
B) balance
C) vffs
D) Piston filler
E) electronic scale
Your answer: D
Correct answer: D
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
3) 1 point
Only robots can load pallets with large heavy items, such as 40 gallon barrels of liquid adhesive.
A) True
B) False
Your answer: B
Correct answer: B
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
Explanation:
No, any suitable lifting device can be used under human control
4) 1 point
A bottle washer is required on a line which will package brown sugar into plastic pouches which will then be placed in cartons.
A) True
B) False
Your answer: B
Correct answer: B
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
Explanation:
No bottles, no washers needed
5) 1 point
Which of the following is a type of inspection equipment
A) Weight filler
B) Checkweigher
C) Vision system used to control operation of a robot
D) Volume filler
Your answer: B
Correct answer: B
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
6) 1 point
Which of these machines would you select to package 1 pound stacks of sandwich size ham slices if the specification required a light weight thermoformed tray with a pre-printed film heat sealed to the top.
A) tffs
B) piston filler
C) vffs
D) hffs
E) multi-wall bags
Your answer: A
Correct answer: A
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
7) 1 point
The major advantage of induction heating for installation of innerseals over the top of bottles is
A) The system is adaptable to a wide variety of containers
B) The inner seal may include a layer of aluminum
C) No machine touches the container
D) The entire process can be done in the dark
Your answer: C
Correct answer: C
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
8) 1 point
A packaging line has been set up to hot fill glass jugs with 1 gallon each of a fruit juice mixture. The jugs are stored until needed in trucks which sit out in the open and then rinsed with 100 degree F water before being filled. The system works well until the morning after the first overnight frost. On that morning, about 20% of the jugs crack and break during the filling operation. What would you recommend to cure the breakage problem?
A) Stop rinsing the jugs
B) Move the entire operation to Dallas, TX
C) Wash the jugs with a detergent mixture
D) Increase the spped at which each jug is filled
E) Use hotter rinse water
F) Cool the fruit juice mixture
Your answer: A
Correct answer: E
This question has been graded as incorrect.
9) 1 point
Simply blowing out dust is adequate cleaning for newly manufactured plastic cylindrical tubes which will be used to hold Hershey Kisses (Chocolates wrapped in foil).
A) True
B) False
Your answer: A
Correct answer: A
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
10) 1 point
Which of these machines forms flat plastic film into a tube and heat seals a side seam which results.
A) piston filler
B) tffs
C) hffs
D) vffs
Your answer: D
Correct answer: D
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
11) 1 point
Dud detectors are used to ensure that carbonated beverage cans have been correctly pressurized.
A) True
B) False
Your answer: B
Correct answer: B
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
12) 1 point
How many layers are used in the typical inner seal?
A) 2
B) 1
C) 3
D) 4
Your answer: D
Correct answer: D
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
13) 1 point
How manmy times are reshippers used?
A) 1
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
E) 2
Your answer: E
Correct answer: E
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
14) 1 point
Which label types requires that the material have "memory"?
A) Shrink labels
B) Pressure sensitive labels
C) Cut labels
D) Stretch labels
Your answer: B
Correct answer: D
This question has been graded as incorrect.
15) 1 point
Which type of label must be passed through a heated tunnel after being placed on a package?
A) Stretch labels
B) Cut labels
C) Shrink labels
D) Glued labels
E) Stretch labels
Your answer: C
Correct answer: C
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
16) 1 point
If a packaging line is to set up to fill plastic jars with 100 tablets of a multivitamin compound, which type of filler should be used?
A) Count
B) Weight
C) Volume
D) hffs
E) Piston
Your answer: A
Correct answer: A
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
17) 1 point
Which device can detect glass fragments inside a glass jar?
A) Vision system
B) Induction coil
C) X-ray
D) Checkweigher
Your answer: C
Correct answer: C
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
18) 1 point
Which of these machines is used to make blister packs for single tablets of pharmaceutical products?
A) injection molder
B) tffs
C) kffs
D) vffs
E) hffs
Your answer: B
Correct answer: B
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
19) 1 point
Thermo-form-fill-seal machines are often referred to as simply tffs machines.
A) True
B) False
Your answer: A
Correct answer: A
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
20) 1 point
Which of these machines requires heaters to warm and soften the entire plastic web as it is fed into the machine?
A) vffs
B) tffs
C) hffs
D) lffs
E) cartoner
Your answer: B
Correct answer: B
This question has been graded as correct.
This question is worth 1.00 point(s) toward the total possible.
3) Posted by sunamand on 11-10-2003 07:09 PM
1.Only robots can load pallets with large heavy items, such as 40 gallon barrels of liquid adhesive.
B. False
2.A robot could be set up to simultaneously palletize two brands of dishwasher detergent, even if the brands are each in different shaped boxes, each comes down a diffent line, and each is stacked onto a different pallet using a different pallet stacking pattern.
A. True
3.Simply blowing out dust is adequate cleaning for newly manufactured plastic cylindrical tubes which will be used to hold Hershey Kisses (Chocolates wrapped in foil).
A. True
4.Vertical and horizontal form-fill-seal machines are essentially identical.
B. False
5.Which of these machines forms flat plastic film into a tube and heat seals a side seam which results.
B. vffs
6.Which of these machines requires heaters to warm and soften the entire plastic web as it is fed into the machine?
E. tffs
7.Which of these machines would you select to package 1 pound stacks of sandwich size ham slices if the specification required a light weight thermoformed tray with a pre-printed film heat sealed to the top.
A. tffs
8.Which type of filler should be used to fill pouches made of plastic film with 8 oz. of a mixture of green and white M&M candies?
C. vffs
9.What type of filling should be used on a packaging line that is being set up to package 2 pounds of cube shaped individually wrapped carmel candies in cartons.
A. Weight
10.How many times are reshippers used?
B. 2
11.The major advantage of induction heating for installation of innerseals over the top of bottles is
C. No machine touches the container
12.How many layers are used in the typical inner seal?
B. 4
13.What is the option if a depalletizer cannot be used in a particular application?
C. Hand workers place containers properly on the line
14.Which of the following is a common type of volumetric filler?
C. Piston filler
15.Which of the following machines would you expect to be most expensive?
A. A 72 head rotary filler
16.Which type of filler would be used for a high speed line packaging beer?
A. Rotary
17.Which of the following machines forms a complete package from 2 film webs.
A. tffs
18.PS labels can be made of many materials, including paper.
A. True
19.Which label type requires that the material have "memory"?
C. Stretch labels
20.Which device can detect glass fragments inside a glass jar?
B. X-ray
4) Posted by balbr52890 on 11-10-2003 07:29 PM
Do your own work. There are no repeats allowed. The time limit is 30 minutes. You will receive a time warning at the 29 minute point, 1 minute before the time limit is reached. Unanswered questions will be counted as wrong. You will not be advised if questions are left unanswered.
1. The price for a turn-key setup for a new high speed beer packaging line for beer in 12 oz. aluminum cans should be expected to be over $20,000,000 in 2001.
A. True
2. Only robots can load pallets with large heavy items, such as 40 gallon barrels of liquid adhesive.
B. False
3. A robot could be set up to simultaneously palletize two brands of dishwasher detergent, even if the brands are each in different shaped boxes, each comes down a diffent line, and each is stacked onto a different pallet using a different pallet stacking pattern.
A. True
4. Thermo-form-fill-seal machines are often referred to as simply tffs machines.
A. True
5. Vertical and horizontal form-fill-seal machines are essentially identical.
B. False
6. Which of these machines is used to make blister packs for single tablets of pharmaceutical products?
C. tffs
7. What type of filler should be used on a line that will package motor oil into 1 quart bottles?
A. Volume
8. Which type of filler should be used to fill pouches made of plastic film with 8 oz. of a mixture of green and white M&M candies?
C. vffs
9. How many times are reshippers used?
B. 2
10. The major advantage of induction heating for installation of innerseals over the top of bottles is
C. No machine touches the container
11. What is the option if a depalletizer cannot be used in a particular application?
C. Hand workers place containers properly on the line
12. Which of the following is a common type of volumetric filler?
C. Piston filler
13. Which of the following machines would you expect to be most expensive?
A. A 72 head rotary filler
14. Which of the following machines has a "turret" as part of the mechanism?
C. Rotary filler
15. Which of the following machines collates the product before packaging?
C. Case packer
16. Which type of filler would be used for a high speed line packaging beer?
A. Rotary
17. PS labels can be made of many materials, including paper.
A. True
18. Which device can detect glass fragments inside a glass jar?
B. X-ray
19. Dud detectors are used to ensure that carbonated beverage cans have been correctly pressurized.
B. False
20. Human vision is able to do an external check on label position on a line which is packing 1,500 botles of salad dressing per minute.
B. False
