WorksheetsCeramics Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is Pottery?
The process of forming a vessel or other object from clay which is then fired to be more durable
The process of sculpting a vessel or other object from stone using sharpened tools
The process of rendering a vessel or other object on a 2-D plain by way of camera
The process of rendering a vessel of other object on a 2-D plain by the use of burnt wood and graphite
What stage is where most pottery is created?
Slip
Wet/Plastic
Leather Hard
Bone Dry/Greenware
What is special about the Dolní Věstonice Venus?
It has been found all around the world
It was created last year
It’s the oldest known ceramic artifact
It’s extremely large
Clay particles are extremely small. They are less than
5 millimeters
.005 millimeters
5 centimeters
.005 centimeters
Coil built pottery is created when
a piece of clay is placed on a spinning wheel and formed with the hands
A piece of clay is rolled out into a thin sheet and slightly dried, then cut and placed together
a piece of clay is rolled out into a roll or coil and is placed one on top of each other creating shapes
a piece of clay is pinched using primarily the fingers to create the desired shape or vessel
Which civilization used the writing system called Cuneiform on clay tablets
Egyptians
Summerians
Chineese
Greeks
Sgraffito is a technique where colored slip is applied to a piece of clay and is scratched off to create an image
True
False
Once a piece of pottery has gone through bisque firing, it can still be turned back into wet, workable clay.
True
False
Slab building is made during the bone dry stage
True
False
Kick wheels require electricity to function.
True
False
