Clay Bodies Quiz

What is Greenware in the context of clay bodies?

• Clay that has been fired once and is ceramic

• Clay that has not been fired yet; green, leather hard, and bone dry consistencies

• Bisqueware that has been fired with glaze on it

• Clay that has been fired to become hard and glass-like

What is the characteristic of Bisqueware?

• It is clay that has not been fired and is still soft

• It is the final stage of clay that is hard and glass-like

• It is clay that has been fired once and is ceramic

• It is clay in its natural porous state as found in river beds

What is Glazeware?

• Clay that has been fired with glaze on it, never glaze the bottom of the work

• Clay that is still porous and has not been fired

• Clay that has been fired to become hard and glass-like without any glaze

• The initial stage of clay used for making pottery

What is the definition of 'Clay'?

• A type of glaze applied to ceramics

• A porous soil with glass-like elements, usually found in river beds

• A stage of clay that is bone dry but not yet fired

• A finished ceramic product that is hard and glass-like

What does 'Ceramic' refer to in the stages of clay bodies?

• Clay that is ready to be shaped into pottery

• Clay that has been glazed and fired

• Clay that has been fired to become hard and glass-like

• The natural, unprocessed state of clay

What is slip in the context of drying Greenware?

• A type of glaze for finishing pottery

• Liquid clay used as glue to attach clay pieces together

• A tool used for shaping clay

• The final stage of clay before firing

What does 'green clay' refer to?

• Clay that has been colored green

• Wet, workable clay also known as plastic

• Clay that is not suitable for pottery

• The first stage of clay drying

What is the characteristic of 'bone dry clay'?

What does 'leatherhard clay' describe?

• Clay that is as hard as leather and cannot be worked

• Clay that has been fired and is ready to be painted

• Halfway dry clay, breakable but somewhat workable

• The wettest stage of clay in pottery

What is the process shown in the top left image where hands are shaping a piece of clay on a rotating wheel?

• Glazing

• Hand-building

• Throwing

• Firing