Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Fabrics frequently are made from a blend or combination of --- - CORRECT
ANSWER - Fibers
2. Natural fibers (rayon, cotton, linen) absorb water and other substances more easily than
synthetic fibers, so they --- more slowly and --- more easily. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)
Dry 2) Stain
3. The cotton plant produces fibers from the --- --- of the plant. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Seed Pod
4. Lignin is the binder in cellulose materials that dissolves in water to cause stains Called ---- ----
. - CORRECT ANSWER - Cellulosic Browning
5. The flax plant produces --- fibers from the --- of the plant. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1)
Linen 2) Stem
6. Linen is a natural fiber that easily absorbs water and darkens in color from water based
solutions, making --- procedure more difficult. - CORRECT ANSWER - Cleaning.
7. Rayon is a man-made fiber manufactured with cellulose, so it should be --- like cellulose
materials. - CORRECT ANSWER - Cleaned
8. Rayon is loses much of its strength when --- so it tends to shrink. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Wet
9. Rayon is a man-made fiber manufactured with cellulose materials that are dissolved in --- ---. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Alkaline Products
, 10. Alkaline residues and over wetting could result in --- in rayon fibers. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Browning
11. Fibers that easily absorb water and should not be over wetted are: --- and ---. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) Rayon 2) Cotton
12. Acetate fibers will dissolve in solvent-based chemicals containing ---. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Acetate
13. Always clean --- fibers with cleaning products specifically formulated for --- fibers, because
they are damaged by high alkaline cleaning products. - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) Wool 2)
Wool
14. Two fibers are protein fibers being made from animals or insect: --- and ---. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) Wool 2) Silk
15. Alkaline solutions damage the outer layer of the wool fiber which is known as the ---. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Cuticle
16. The protein fiber that comes from the cocoon of worms is ---. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Silk
17. Silk is damaged by --- making it brittle. - CORRECT ANSWER - Perspiration
18. Polyester fibers used in upholstery release water readily and do not absorb water easily so
polyester dries ---. - CORRECT ANSWER - Quickly
19. Microfibers are usually manufactured from --- fibers. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Polyester