TAM Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

TAM Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
____________ refers to an assemblage of fiber that is twisted or laid together to form a
continuous strand. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- yarn


____________ is a term applied to all fibers, yarns, or ___________. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- textile, fabric



Greige goods are... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- any unfinished fabric


____________ refers to any substance, natural or manufactured, hair-like components that
can proceed into many different textile products. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- fiber



The first stage in textile production is? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- fiber



Generally, the recycled fiber created from beverage bottles is? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
polyester


Fabric quality is equal to product quality - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- false


There is no answer for the best combination of fiber, yarn type, fabrication method and finish.
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true


Fabric performance testing eliminates all material-selection problems? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- false



All natural fibers are staple fibers. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- false



The ability of a fiber to be stretched is called __________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
elongation

,Burn test is ideal to identify fibers in blended textiles? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- false


Fiber crimp increases absorbency and skin-contact comfort, but reduces luster? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- true


A variety of fibers can be made into staple length and filament length? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- false



Pima refers to a... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Long staple variety of cotton fiber.



Which of the following statements is true regarding cotton? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Can withstand high temperatures


Lumen is a unique physical structure of cotton? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true



Cotton fibers are generally _______ wet than dry. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- stronger



Fleece has a long hair outer coat called ______? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- kemp



When exposed to flame, protein fibers...? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- smell like burning
hair


Wool fiber is a cross-linked protein called... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- keratin



Llama wool is more coarse than alpaca wool? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true



Wool provides great resiliency? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true


Australia and New Zealand are the largest wool producers in the world? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- false

, Wool is naturally or inherently a bicomponent fiber? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true



The production of cultivated silk is called _______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- sericulture



Wool and silk both contain sulfur? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- false


Higher-denier fibers resist crushing better than lower-denier fibers? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- true


Modifications in the cross-sectional shape of the fiber impact the aesthetic properties of the
fiber? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true



_________imitates the air cells of some animal hair. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Multicellular fiber


A benefit to adding anti-static additives to manufactured fibers is that the fibers become more
soil resistant? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true


Which of the following is the trade name for manufactured fiber? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Dacron polyester



Lyocell was marketed as the "much improved _______." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- rayon



Rayon was originally developed as an alternative to silk? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- true


Comparing swatch #20, swatch #30 and swatch #39 which is processed from a naturally
occurring polymer? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 20



Acetate has ______ resiliency and elastic recovery. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- poor



Rayon is the strongest of the cellulosic fibers? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- false