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1. Which type of fiber is obtained from the veins and vascular bundles of leaves? |
| | A) | a. bast |
| | B) | b. hard fibers |
| | C) | c. surface fibers |
| | D) | d. soft fibers |
| | E) | e. none of the above |
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2. The process of decortication uses microbial action to separate tough fiber strands from the soft surrounding tissue. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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3. The fibers used to make cotton cloth are derived from fibers in the plant’s _______. |
| | A) | a. seed coat |
| | B) | b. herbaceous stem |
| | C) | c. mature leaves |
| | D) | d. woody stem |
| | E) | e. phloem fibers |
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4. The invention of the cotton gin |
| | A) | a. created a decrease in the demand for slaves. |
| | B) | b. increased the price of cotton. |
| | C) | c. expanded the Cotton Belt in the South. |
| | D) | d. all of the above. |
| | E) | e. both a and b |
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5. The process of extracting fibers from cotton seeds in preparation for making yarn includes ginning, carding, and combing. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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6. Mercerization involves bathing cotton fabric in sodium hydroxide to give the fabric strength and an affinity for dye. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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7. Researchers believe that the oldest plant fiber used by man may be _______. |
| | A) | a. silk |
| | B) | b. hemp |
| | C) | c. cotton |
| | D) | d. flax |
| | E) | e. jute |
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8. Levi Strauss’s original cloth for his line of working clothes was a hemp cloth called “serge de Nimes.” |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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9. Rayon is an artificial cellulose fiber created from _________. |
| | A) | a. coconut |
| | B) | b. wood fiber |
| | C) | c. hemp |
| | D) | d. sisal |
| | E) | e. phloem fiber |
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10. Plaiting, twining, and coiling are three basic techniques of ________. |
| | A) | a. papermaking |
| | B) | b. kapak fiber extraction |
| | C) | c. basketry |
| | D) | d. cotton ginning |
| | E) | e. none of the above |
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11. The finely woven baskets of the Aleutian Islands are made of _______. |
| | A) | a. wild rye grass |
| | B) | b. willow twigs |
| | C) | c. ash splints |
| | D) | d. pine needles |
| | E) | e. black ash |
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12. The plant Arundo donax has been used to make pan flutes and the mouthpiece reeds for many woodwind instruments. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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13. Most quality violins are constructed of pine and oak woods that have varying thicknesses along their plates. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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14. Angiosperm species, such as maple, birch, and oak, are called ________. |
| | A) | a. springwoods |
| | B) | b. softwoods |
| | C) | c. hardwoods |
| | D) | d. heartwoods |
| | E) | e. sapwoods |
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15. A thin sheet of high-quality wood glued to less expensive wood that is commonly used in furniture. |
| | A) | a. cork |
| | B) | b. veneer |
| | C) | c. plywood |
| | D) | d. knots |
| | E) | e. resin |
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16. Resin |
| | A) | a. is called amber once it is fossilized. |
| | B) | b. discourages the activities of herbivores and decay-causing fungi. |
| | C) | c. is produced in ducts throughout conifer trees. |
| | D) | d. all of the above. |
| | E) | e. only a and c are correct. |
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17. _________ refers to angiosperm trees, and ______ refers to gymnosperm trees or conifers. |
| | A) | a. spring wood, hardwood |
| | B) | b. sapwood, hardwood |
| | C) | c. softwood, sapwood |
| | D) | d. hardwood, softwood |
| | E) | e. summerwood, springwood |
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18. One of the earliest writing surfaces, papyrus, was made from ________. |
| | A) | a. plant pith |
| | B) | b. plant bark |
| | C) | c. leaves |
| | D) | d. sheep skin |
| | E) | e. softwood |
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19. Hemp was one of the earliest plants used to make paper and was even used in the first draft of the U.S. Constitution. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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20. Which of the following is NOT a use of bamboo? |
| | A) | a. bridges |
| | B) | b. panda food |
| | C) | c. furniture |
| | D) | d. paper |
| | E) | e. none of the above |
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