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Ceramics Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is slip?

a)

Glaze

b)

Clay with water

c)

Underglaze

d)

Incising

2.

Underglaze is...

a)

more like clay than glaze

b)

glaze but matte

c)

glossy glaze

d)

a clear coat that you brush on

3.

Bisque firing is...

a)

what you do after you have glazed your work

b)

a kiln

c)

clay at bone dry

d)

a process that helps dry out the clay completely

4.

Natural gas kiln is special because

a)

it is bigger

b)

it is what we have at our school

c)

oxygen is always flowing

d)

of the reduction firing

5.

What are these tools called?

a)

Loop or ribbon

b)

Needle or pin

c)

Carving

d)

Modeling

6.

Why do you have to wipe the glaze off the bottom?

a)

Because it will flake off

b)

It does not matter

c)

Because it can get stuck on the shelf during firing

d)

To make it cleaner

7.

How do you adhere two pieces of clay?

a)

Scratch and slip

b)

Slip and score

c)

Slip trailing

d)

Pinch together

8.

What is this tool called?

a)

Scrapper

b)

Pin

c)

Smoother

d)

Metal Rib

9.

What is incising and inlaying?

a)

When you slip and score, then add a piece of clay

b)

When you scrap parts of the clay and then smooth it out

c)

When you carve into the clay, add slip, then sponge away

d)

When you draw into the slip

10.

What is the subtractive method

a)

When you carve parts of your artwork away

b)

When you add parts to your artwork

c)

When you pinch the shape of your artwork

d)

When you wipe the slip away from your work

11.

What is this tool?

a)

Xacto Knife

b)

Clay Knife

c)

Pin Tool

d)

Fettling Knife

12.

What is the method called when you press designs into your clay?

a)

Impression

b)

Stamping

c)

Inlay

d)

Subtractive

13.

What is sgraffito?

a)

A method in which you build the surface up with slip then add textures to it.

b)

A method in which you make a paper stencil and put slip on top to make a print.

c)

A method in which you scrap parts away, add slip within the space, then sponge away the rest.

d)

A method in which you paint on slip on your work, let it dry, then draw into it with a tool.

14.

How many coats of underglaze should you apply to your work?

a)

Two, but always read the bottle just in case.

b)

Three, but always read the bottle just in case.

c)

Just one, but always read the bottle just in case.

d)

As many as you want, but always read the bottle just in case.

15.

Why would you want to put a transparent glaze on top of your underglaze?

a)

To make it food safe/ water proof

b)

To make it strong

c)

To make it glossy

d)

All of the above