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Ceramics II

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is clay that has been fired once called?
a)
bisqueware
b)
glazeware
c)
greenware
d)
plastic
2.
What process removes air bubbles from clay and evens out the moisture content in the clay?
a)
Score and Slip
b)
Glazing
c)
Slab Rolling
d)
Wedging
3.
What process means "to scratch" and involved scraping designs in underglaze?
a)
Slip Casting
b)
Sgraffito
c)
Glazing
d)
Wheel Throwing
4.
How many times can a ceramic object be glaze fired?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
1
d)
4
5.
What type of sculpture only involves the removal of clay from a solid block?
a)
Sgraffito
b)
Additive
c)
Slab work
d)
Subtractive
6.
How can you tell if there is moisture in clay?  (and therefore cannot be fired yet)
a)
It's light in color
b)
It is room temperature
c)
It is cold
d)
It is completely brittle
7.
What is considered a building technique?
a)
Coiling
b)
Sgraffito
c)
Glazing
d)
Sketching
8.
Which are glazing techniques?
a)
Dripping and Sponging
b)
Scraping and Smoothing
c)
Scoring and Slipping
d)
Slab and Pinch
9.
What type of clay can be joined?
a)
Bone dry and leatherhard
b)
Bisque and leatherhard
c)
Any clay drier than leatherhard
d)
Any pieces leatherhard or more wet
10.
What process allows you to create a foot on pottery (using the wheel), as well as allows you to glaze the bottom of pottery?
a)
Trimming
b)
Scraping
c)
Glazing
d)
Coiling
11.
When setting out objects to dry, what must you do to slow the drying of the smaller attachments to even out the drying process?
a)
Place on rack
b)
Hair dry it
c)
Place wet paper towel or plastic on the edges
12.
What MUST you do to your clay on the wheel before opening the clay and pulling the sides?
a)
Centering
b)
Glazing
c)
Rolling
d)
Cutting
13.
If an object is 5 inches thick, what must be done to the clay?
a)
It must be smoothed
b)
It must be dried out
c)
It must be sanded
d)
It must be hollowed