Pottery Quiz

This piece of equipment is used to fire pottery in?

• potters oven
• fire chamber
• pottery roaster
• kiln

A paint-like mixture that forms a thin, glassy surface on the clay when it is fired is called a ___________

• Matte
• Slip
• Glaze
• Acrylic

What is the soft, liquid clay used to “glue” clay together?      

• Slip
• Raw Clay

What is the soft, liquid clay used to “glue” clay together?      

• Slip
• Raw Clay

This stage of clay is found naturally in the earth.

• Raw Clay
• Green ware

This stage of clay is found naturally in the earth.

• Raw Clay
• Green ware

At what stage is clay extremely fragile, but can still be recycled if soaked in water?

• Bisque Clay
• Bone Dry Clay

This is what gives clay its shiny, colorful glass surface

• Glaze
• Slip

Clay must always be

• covered with a plastic bag
• dug from the earth with your bare hands
• cut up into little tiny pieces
• covered in icing

Clay _________ can be harmful if your are exposed to it regularly.

• pots
• glaze
• dust
• dust bunnies