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Ceramics Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Slip?

a)

A type of glue

b)

Liquid Clay

c)

When something makes you fall

d)

Leatherhard Clay

2.

Which of these describes all the Stages of Clay?

a)

Wet, Dry, Cooked, Glazed

b)

Slip, Slimy, Leather Hard, Dry, Fired

c)

Wet, Dry, Fired

d)

Slip,

Plastic/Moist, Leather Hard, Bone Dry,

Bisque,

Glazeware

3.

How many times does a clay project get fired?

a)

1

b)

8

c)

2

d)

4

4.

How long does Greenware (clay that hasn't been fired yet) have to dry before it gets fired the first time?

a)

At least a week.

b)

At least a day.

c)

At least two days.

d)

At least a month.

5.

True or False: Clay changes color after it's fired the first time.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is Glaze?

a)

A liquid used to attach pieces of clay together.

b)

Something you put on a donut.

c)

A liquid applied to bisqueware that becomes glasslike after firing.

d)

Something shiny.

7.

Clay that has been fired once is called what?

a)

Leather Hard

b)

Bisqueware

c)

Glazeware

d)

Bone Dry

8.

What is the MAIN reason that clay explodes in the kiln?

a)

Air bubbles trapped in the clay.

b)

The clay is too thick.

c)

The clay is too thin.

d)

Moisture trapped in the clay.

9.

Which steps will work best to securely attach one piece of clay to another?

a)

Set the piece on and hope for the best.

b)

Score and Slip

c)

Score, Slip and Blend

d)

Spray everything with water.

10.

What is this called?

a)

Cooker

b)

Kiln

c)

Oven

d)

Baker

11.

What is this tool used for?

a)

Storing the Clay

b)

Slipping the Clay

c)

Shaping the Clay

d)

Scoring the Clay

12.

True or False: When we're building our projects, we use these work mats.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What hand-building method was used to make this pot?

a)

Coil

b)

Slab

c)

Hollowing

d)

Pinch

14.

What hand-building method was used to make this project?

a)

Pinch

b)

Hollowing

c)

Slab

d)

Coil

15.

What hand-building method was used to make the main part of this Tic Tac Toe board?

a)

Slab

b)

Hollowing

c)

Coil

d)

Pinch

16.

How thick should clay be on most projects?

a)

1 inch

b)

1/4 inch

c)

1/2 inch

d)

2 inches

17.

What stage of clay is the one where it's workable, and we are able to shape and model it?

a)

Slip

b)

Leather Hard

c)

Bone Dry

d)

Plastic

18.

What is the purpose of Wedging clay?

a)

To add air bubbles.

b)

Purple

c)

To give your arms a workout.

d)

To remove air bubbles.

19.

Why are you not allowed to leave glaze on the bottom of a pot before it's glaze fired?

a)

It will make the pot blow up.

b)

It will stick to the kiln shelf.

20.

What is this tool called?

a)

Pencil

b)

Blender

c)

Scoring Tool

d)

Ribbon Tool

21.

What projects are supposed to go on this shelf unit?

a)

Projects that are drying (greenware) and waiting to be fired the first time.

b)

Projects that are in the process of being glazed, but aren't finished yet.

c)

Projects that have been Bisque fired.

d)

Projects that've been fully glazed and are ready to be fired again.

22.

Which of these tools do we need in order to MAKE a slab?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

True or False: Breathing a lot of Clay Dust is totally safe--not harmful at all.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

How many coats of Glaze are we supposed to put on our projects?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4