Ceramics Quiz

What is the name of the “oven” that we use to heat ceramic clay to make it solidify?

• Easy-bake oven

• Kiln

• Microwave

• Let it air dry

What is the process of shaping clay on a potter's wheel called?

• Throwing

• Spinning

• Turning

• Rolling

Which of the following is a common tool used to smooth the surface of a clay piece?

• Wire cutter

• Rib

• Needle tool

• Loop tool

What is the term for the first firing of a clay piece before it is glazed?

• Bisque firing

• Glaze firing

• Raku firing

• Reduction firing

What technique was used to build this piece?

• Pottery Wheel

• Pinching

• Coils

• Slabs

Hand-building technique which involves forming flat pieces of clay and connecting them.

• Coil

• Slab

• Pinch

• Kilning

At this stage, all of the physical water is gone from the clay...

• Leather Hard

• Bone Dry

• Glazeware

• Bisqueware

Which of the following is a common technique used in clay sculpting?

• Knitting

• Coiling

• Weaving

• Embroidery

You need to slip and score all pieces of clay before attaching them.

• True

• False

Unfired clay that isn't quite dry yet firm enough to carve; clay that has stiffened slightly .

• Leather Hard

• Bone Dry

• Greenware

• Bisque