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
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
