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Clay Sculpture - Pretest

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do you connect two pieces of clay?

a)

Just stick it together

b)

Slip and Score

c)

Smooth them together

d)

There is no point in putting clay together

2.
What substance is necessary to join two pieces of clay together?
a)
glue
b)
slip
c)
epoxy
d)
water
3.
 When you score clay, you do which of the following?
a)
make marks into the clay surface
b)
make holes that get filled with slip
c)
make it possible to join two pieces of clay
d)
all of the above
4.
Heating clay to high temperatures in the Kiln is called...
a)
Heating
b)
Firing
5.
What is the perfect thickness of clay?
a)
1/2 (one half) inch
b)
1/3 (one third) inch
c)
1/4 (one quarter) inch
6.
What are some safety precautions to follow when using clay?
a)
wear protective clothing, like an apron or smock
b)
Capture clay dust with acid rain
c)
Eat while in the studio
d)
breathe in deep while around clay dust
7.

What stage of clay is very liquidy and glue-like?

a)

wet clay

b)

slip

c)

leatherhard

d)

greenware

8.

What do you call clay that has started to dry, and can hold its own weight? This clay is still cold to the touch.

a)

Wet clay

b)

Leatherhard clay

c)

bisqueware

d)

greenware

9.

Clay that is bone dry, but not yet fired is at what stage of clay?

a)

Greenware

b)

Leatherhard

c)

Bisqueware

d)

Wet clay

10.

Clay that has been fired in the kiln is known as what?

a)

Wet clay

b)

Dry clay

c)

Greenware

d)

Bisqueware

11.

If your clay piece is fired before completely drying out, what will happen?

a)

It will melt.

b)

It will dry out in the kiln.

c)

Nothing will happen.

d)

It will explode.

12.
What is this tool?
a)
rib
b)
needle tool
c)
wire cutter
d)
modeling tool
13.
What is this?
a)
oven
b)
cairn
c)
kiln
d)
coffin
14.
What is this tool?
a)
wire loop tool
b)
wire cutter
c)
modeling tool
d)
rib
15.

Wedging is a method of kneading clay to get rid of __________ in the clay

a)

clay

b)

air pockets

c)

grogs

d)

water

16.

Besides getting rid of air pockets in clay, what is another reason for wedging?

a)

for extra workout

b)

to look cool

c)

eliminate air

d)

make the clay homogenous

17.

What does it mean to make the clay homogenous?

a)

clay is nice and even

b)

there are no contaminants in clay

c)

clay has same amount of moisture

d)

they are all true!

18.

What's important when wedging?

a)

Use rhythmic even pressure

b)

Keep the clay rotating in a pattern

c)

Make the ram's head with head and spirals showing

d)

They are all important!

19.
In what stage is the clay the most fragile?
a)
Bone Dry / Greenware
b)
Slip
c)
Bisqueware
d)
Leatherhard
20.
Name that STAGE!
a)
Greenware
b)
Bisqueware
c)
Glazeware
21.
What stage of clay is shown in the photo?
a)
Plastic
b)
Bone Dry / Greenware
c)
Glazeware
d)
Leatherhard
22.

What stage of clay do we wedge and hand build with clay?

a)

Greenware

b)

Plastic

c)

Leather hard

d)

Stainware

e)

Glazeware

23.
At what stage is it best to carve designs and cut the clay?
a)
Bone Dry / Greenware
b)
Plastic
c)
Leatherhard
d)
Bisqueware
24.
Name that STAGE!
a)
Leatherhard
b)
Bone Dry
c)
Bisqueware
25.

Clay can be recycled when it is in these stages...

a)

Slip, Plastic, Leatherhard, Greenware

b)

Slip, Plastic, Leatherhard, Greenware, Bisqueware

c)

Slip, Plastic and Glazeware

d)

None

26.
Name that STAGE!
a)
Wet Clay
b)
Plastic
c)
Greenware
27.
If clay that is drying is cool to the touch it is.....
a)
Still wet
b)
Finished drying
28.

Sculpture technique that involves carving or adding to a solid background of the same material

a)

In the round sculpture

b)

Relief sculpture

29.

Sculpture that is completely three-dimensional and is not attached to a flat background

a)

In the round sculpture

b)

Relief sculpture

30.

Clay you can mold and model. Used for wheel throwing and hand building

a)

Slip

b)

Bisqueware

c)

Plastic

d)

Leather hard

31.

Sculpture is

a)

A 3 dimensional work of art, could be additive or subtractive

b)

A 2 dimensional work of art, like works on paper

c)

A clay piece that has been fired once

d)

A type of stone used for carving

32.

The process of adding materials is

a)

additive

b)

subtractive

33.

The process of removing materials or carving

a)

additive

b)

subtractive

34.

Art that has height, width and depth is called...

a)

Painting

b)

Drawing

c)

Sculpture

d)

Carving

35.

When using clay, to keep it from drying out you need to.....

a)

put it into an air tight plastic bag.

b)

leave it out.

c)

wrap it in paper towels.

d)

put it in a paper bag.

36.

What is the element Form?

a)

is three-dimensional and encloses space. Like a shape, a form has length and width, but it also has depth.

b)

an enclosed line.

c)

A shape drawn with lines.

d)

A flat shape.

37.

What is proportion?

a)

when two sides are equal.

b)

an enclosed line.

c)

a part considered in comparative relation to a whole, scale.

d)

An arrangement of colors that an artist uses.

38.

What is the difference between two-dimensional and three-dimensional?

a)

Two-dimensional is art that has height, width and depth and three-dimensional is art that has height and width with no depth.

b)

Two-dimensional is art that is creative and three-dimensional is art that is not creative.

c)

Two-dimensional is art that has lines and three-dimensional is art doesn't have lines.

d)

Two-dimensional is art that has height and width with no depth and three-dimensional is art that has height, width and depth.

39.

What does your table need before you get your clay?

a)

newspaper

b)

waterbottle

c)

pencils

d)

cloth

40.

Where does clay come from?

a)

the earth

b)

old minerals

c)

plant life

d)

all of the above

41.

A clay sculpture doesn't have to be hollow

a)

True

b)

False

42.

How thick can a clay sculpture be?

a)

thumb

b)

pencil

c)

foot

d)

lego brick

43.

What does it mean when the clay is at a plastic state?

a)

It is too hard to bend or mould

b)

It has got plastic in it

c)

It is easy to mould or carve or shape

d)

It has been fired

44.
Clay must be thoroughly covered up with a __________ to keep it from drying out.  This applies to works in progress and moist clay.
a)
towel
b)
plastic bag
c)
lunch tray
45.
Clay __________ can be harmful if you are exposed to it for long periods of time, so keep your area clean with water and a sponge. Keep clay scraps off the floor, too.
a)
dust
b)
pieces
c)
bits
46.
Trapped air can cause clay to explode.  So, __________ out sculptural forms and put __________ from the bottom so air can escape.
a)
hollow
needle holes
b)
dry  
needle holes
c)
hollow
open    
47.
Always wash the piece before __________.
a)
firing
b)
drying
c)
glazing
48.
Don’t glaze the __________ of the piece.
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
inside
49.
Always handle your project with __________ at all times.  Never lift by the rim or handle.
a)
a friend
b)
attention
c)
two hands
50.
NEVER __________ another person’s work, even if it looks cool!
a)
handle
b)
look at
c)
compliment
51.

Identify the tool

a)

Metal tool

b)

Loop tool

c)

Carver

d)

Scoop tool

52.

Identify the tool

a)

Throwing wheel

b)

Decorating disc

c)

Banding wheel

d)

Potter's wheel

53.

Identify the tool

a)

Oval shaper

b)

Loop tool

c)

Rib

d)

Fid

54.

Identify the tool

a)

Smoothing tool

b)

Wooden modeling tool

c)

Blending stump

d)

Wooden knife

55.

A wooden modeling tool is used to

a)

Model and blend clay

b)

Score and slip

c)

Center clay on the wheel

d)

Write your name in the clay

56.

A banding wheel is

a)

A turntable that can be used for decorating, sculpting, carving and handbuilding ceramics.

b)

A mechanical wheel that can be used to throw ceramics artwork

c)

A small wheel used to create patterns in clay

d)

A rubber band used to seal off bags of clay

57.

A tool made out of flattened metal ribbons with sharpened edges. Used mainly to trim leather hard clay.

a)

Fettling knife

b)

Loop tool

c)

Scraper

d)

Wire cutters

58.

Tools used for cutting, piercing, incising, measuring depth, scoring, finishing fine details, and writing our names on our ceramic pieces.

a)

Modeling tool

b)

Inciser

c)

Needle tool

d)

Point tool

59.

Used to smooth clay and are usually made of steel, wood or rubber. This tool is shaped like a bean.

a)

Modeling tool

b)

Oval tool

c)

Rib

d)

Rig

60.

Used to cut off chunks of clay or to separate a thrown piece from a bat.

a)

Loop tool

b)

Ribbon tool

c)

Wire cutters

d)

Wire handles