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1. WHAT IS AN ESSENTIAL OIL?

It is a product obtained by hydrodistillation The result of a mixture of resin and water

2. DURING A HYDRODISTILLATION, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MIXTURE COLLECTED AT THE OUTLET OF THE REFRIGERATOR ?

The hydrolate The filtrate

3. NOWADAYS, THERE ARE ONLY SYNTHETIC INGREDIENTS FOR PERFUMES.

True False

4. ANCIENT EGYPT USED INCENSE RESIN :

Several possible answers

As a perfume As a medicinal property For embalming

5. THE APPEARANCE OF OMANI INCENSE TREES DATES BACK :

2000 years 6000 years From the birth of Christ 3500 years

6. WHAT ARE THE MAIN CONSTITUENTS OF FRANKINCENSE OIL OF OMAN?

limonene, α-pinene α-pinene, limonene, α-thujene linalool, methyl myrtenate sesquiphellandrene, alpha pinene, γ-curcumene

7. APPROXIMATELY HOW MANY KG OF RESIN DOES A TREE PRODUCE IN ONE YEAR?

1/2 kg 4 kg 8 kg 3/4 kg

8. WHAT IS THE BEST QUALITY OF FRANKINCENSE IN OMAN?

Shazri Shaibi

Najdi

Hojari

9. FRANKINCENSE RESIN IS EATEN :

True False

10. HOW BIG IS AN FRANKINCENSE TREE ? (in general )

Less than 1 meter Between 2 and 8 m More than 8 m Maximum 3 m

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