McKee's Ceramics Quiz

Which one is not a clay tool for hand-building (Part 1)

• Ribbon Tool

• Loop Tool

• Wood Modeling Tool

• Flex Curve

Which one is not a clay tool for hand-building (Part 2)

• Water

• Whirl Set

• Your Hands

• Wire Clay Cutter

Ceramics refers to...

• A coded language of shapes and colors

• The alchemic process.

• Vessels and Sculptures made from clay then fired so they become hardened

• A specialized magnetic field

Which is the correct steps for joining clay?

• 1. Score, Slip, Stick, Smooth

• Smooth, Stick, Slip, Score

• Slip, Score, Smooth, Stick

• Stick, Smooth, Score, Slip

What is the order of the 6 stages of clay?

• Glazeware, Bone Dry, Slip, Plastic, Leather Hard, Bisqueware

• Bone Dry, Bisqueware, Glazeware, Slip, Plastic, Leather Hard

• Leather Hard, Slip, Plastic, Bone Dry, Bisqueware, Glazeware

• Slip, Plastic, Leather Hard, Bone Dry, Bisqueware, Glazeware

Which discribes SLIP?

• Clay you can easily mold and model.

• Clay that is dry and ready to be fired. Very fragile. Also called greenware.

• Watered down clay that can be used as a pottery glue.

• Clay that has been fired again with glaze.

Which discribes PLASIC?

• Clay that is somewhat dry. Good for carving.

• Clay that has been fired once in the kiln. Can never turn back into wet clay.

• Clay that has been fired again with glaze.

• Clay you can easily mold and model.

What discribes LEATHER HARD?

• Watered down clay that can be used as a pottery glue.

• Clay that is somewhat dry. Good for carving.

• Clay that has been fired once in the kiln. Can never turn back into wet clay.

• Clay you can easily mold and model.

What discribes BONE DRY?

• Clay that has been fired again with glaze.

• Watered down clay that can be used as a pottery glue.

• Clay that is dry and ready to be fired. Very fragile. Also called greenware.

• Clay that is somewhat dry. Good for carving.

What discribes BISQUEWARE

• Clay that has been fired again with glaze.

• Watered down clay that can be used as a pottery glue.

• Clay you can easily mold and model.

• Clay that has been fired once in the kiln. Can never turn back into wet clay.