Ceramics Quiz

What is Pottery?

• The process of forming a vessel or other object from clay which is then fired to be more durable

• The process of sculpting a vessel or other object from stone using sharpened tools

• The process of rendering a vessel or other object on a 2-D plain by way of camera

• The process of rendering a vessel of other object on a 2-D plain by the use of burnt wood and graphite

What stage is where most pottery is created?

• Slip

• Wet/Plastic

• Leather Hard

• Bone Dry/Greenware

What is special about the Dolní Věstonice Venus?

• It has been found all around the world

• It was created last year

• It’s the oldest known ceramic artifact

• It’s extremely large

Clay particles are extremely small. They are less than

• 5 millimeters

• .005 millimeters

• 5 centimeters

• .005 centimeters

Coil built pottery is created when

• a piece of clay is placed on a spinning wheel and formed with the hands

• A piece of clay is rolled out into a thin sheet and slightly dried, then cut and placed together

• a piece of clay is rolled out into a roll or coil and is placed one on top of each other creating shapes

• a piece of clay is pinched using primarily the fingers to create the desired shape or vessel

Which civilization used the writing system called Cuneiform on clay tablets

• Egyptians

• Summerians

• Chineese

• Greeks

Sgraffito is a technique where colored slip is applied to a piece of clay and is scratched off to create an image

• True

• False

Once a piece of pottery has gone through bisque firing, it can still be turned back into wet, workable clay.

• True

• False

Slab building is made during the bone dry stage

• True

• False

Kick wheels require electricity to function.

• True

• False