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Floor Materials and Coverings
Multiple Choice Quiz
Choose the best answer:
1
To find the square footage of a room:
A)
multiply the square yardage by 9.
B)
divide the length in feet by the width in feet.
C)
multiply the length in feet by the width in feet.
D)
divide the length in inches by the width in inches.
2
Of the following, which floor material tends to be the least costly?
A)
Parquet.
B)
Travertine.
C)
Sheet vinyl.
D)
Flagstone.
3
Hard floor materials:
A)
need no subfloor.
B)
tend to be cold to the touch.
C)
absorb sound.
D)
are less durable than other kinds of materials.
4
A hard material made by setting small rocks or pebbles into concrete is:
A)
mosaic tile.
B)
travertine.
C)
terrazzo.
D)
exposed aggregate.
5
Resilient floor materials are characterized by:
A)
flexibility or give.
B)
rigidity.
C)
resistance to flame and fire.
D)
small, subtle patterns.
6
A resilient material made by bonding wood particles and vinyl to a wood core is:
A)
linoleum.
B)
laminate.
C)
parquet.
D)
cork.
7
The average width of broadloom carpet is:
A)
20 feet.
B)
6 feet.
C)
12 feet.
D)
15 feet.
8
Making a carpet "grin" is:
A)
bending it back to see how much backing is exposed.
B)
a test of colorfastness.
C)
untwisting the pile to see if it is likely to fuzz.
D)
pulling the pile to see if it will lose fibers.
9
Which of the following is not a popular synthetic carpet fiber?
A)
Acrylic.
B)
Nylon.
C)
Olefin.
D)
Wool.
10
The majority of carpets manufactured today are:
A)
Wilton.
B)
tufted.
C)
Jacquard.
D)
knitted.
11
A carpet texture in which the individual yarns are tightly twisted is:
A)
plush.
B)
level loop.
C)
shag.
D)
frieze.
12
As a substrate for carpeting, sponge rubber pads:
A)
are firmer than other materials and thus suitable for Oriental rugs.
B)
will withstand limited traffic and disintegrate with age.
C)
are more expensive than other substrate materials.
D)
cannot be installed by the pad and tackless strip method.
13
The height of the rug-weaving era, when Oriental (Persian) rugs originated, was:
A)
the fifteenth century.
B)
the Victorian age.
C)
between the two world wars.
D)
before the fall of the Roman empire.
14
Kilim rugs are traditionally produced in:
A)
the Aubusson region of France.
B)
China.
C)
Romania.
D)
Tibet.
15
The best known Scandinavian rugs are:
A)
rya and rollikan.
B)
dhurrie and Savonnerie.
C)
made in the Caucasus region.
D)
Tekke and Yomut.
16
These rugs are made in Greece of sheared goat hair:
A)
sisal.
B)
floccati or flokati.
C)
Berber.
D)
tatami.
17
Durability of nonresidential rugs and carpets is measured by:
A)
the number of tufts or stitches per square inch.
B)
the face weight.
C)
the strength of the tuft bind.
D)
all of the above.
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