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Ceramics Quiz - Art 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Besides water and other organic matter, what is clay primarily made of?

a)

Sand

b)

Dirt

c)

Decomposed coral

d)

Decomposed rock

2.

Clay is special for two main reasons. Plasticity means...

a)

the ability to become plastic when wet.

b)

the ability to retain shape when molded.

c)

the ability to retain moisture.

d)

the ability to deconstruct when molded.

3.

Clay turns to ceramic when it is heated to a high temperature. It then becomes impermeable to water which is called...

a)

Vitreous

b)

Verocity

c)

Vessel

d)

Vascular

4.

The stage of clay when it is completely air dried.

a)

Brittle Dry

b)

Bisque

c)

Leatherhard

d)

Bone Dry

5.

The stage of clay when clay has the perfect combination of water.

a)

Straight from the old bag

b)

Straight from the new bag

c)

Straight from the bucket

d)

Straight from the garbage

6.

The stage of clay when it is dried out half way but you can still carve and attach pieces to it.

a)

Bone Dry

b)

Leatherhard

c)

Bisque

d)

Earthenware

7.

The stage of clay after you fire it for the first time.

a)

Leatherhard

b)

Bisque Fired

c)

Bone Dry

d)

Glaze Fired

8.

The glass-like paint mixture used on pottery where it becomes shiny after fired.

a)

Glaze

b)

Tempera Paint

c)

Oil

d)

Acrylic Paint

9.

How many times is clay fired to compete the ceramic process?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

The oven used to fire the clay and turn it to ceramics.

a)

Kile

b)

Kil

c)

Kind

d)

Kiln

11.

What is this handbuilding technique called?

a)

Coil

b)

Pinch

c)

Slab

d)

Throwing on the pottery wheel

12.

What is this handbuilding technique called?

a)

Coil

b)

Slab

c)

Pinch

d)

Thrown on the pottery wheel

13.

What is this handbuilding technique called?

a)

Coil

b)

Slab

c)

Pinch

d)

Thrown on the pottery wheel

14.

What is this handbuilding technique called?

a)

Coil

b)

Slab

c)

Pinch

d)

Throwing on the pottery wheel

15.

When attaching clay pieces together, you must always do this...

a)

Push and smooth

b)

Smoosh and blend

c)

Slip and smoosh

d)

Slip and score

16.

The watery clay mixture used to attach clay piece together like glue is called...

a)

Score

b)

Slip

c)

Smoosh

d)

Mush

17.

The scratching technique used in attaching pieces of clay together is called...

a)

Scoring

b)

Slipping

c)

Glueing

d)

Scratching

18.

Why might clay explode in the kiln?

a)

Air bubbles

b)

Too thin

c)

Too damp

d)

Pin holes

e)

Air bubbles and Too damp

19.

What are ways to help keep clay damp and workable?

a)

Wrap in plastic

b)

Wrap in paper bags

c)

Wrap with damp cloth or paper towel

d)

Spray with water

e)

Leave out for next class

20.

Mishima is a technique in which you...

a)

press stamps into clay

b)

painting designs onto clay

c)

attach clay together

d)

draw into the clay