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Ceramics and Pottery Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the fine-grained natural material used to make pottery called?

a)

Glaze

b)

Slip

c)

Clay

d)

Kiln

2.

Grace is learning the art and science of creating pottery in her art class.

a)

Pottery

b)

Ceramics

c)

Wedging

d)

Firing

3.

Abigail is learning about pottery, the art of creating objects from clay through shaping and firing, in her art class.

a)

Bisque

b)

Throwing

c)

Pottery

d)

Slab Building

4.

Abigail is setting up her pottery studio and needs to purchase a high-temperature oven for firing her clay creations. What is this oven called?

a)

Rib

b)

Kiln

c)

Wheel

d)

Glaze

5.

Elijah is crafting a pottery vase. After applying glaze and completing the second firing, what is this vase called?

a)

Greenware

b)

Bisque

c)

Glazeware

d)

Slip

6.

Sam is creating a pottery vase and needs to prepare their clay by removing air bubbles. What is this process called?

a)

Throwing

b)

Wedging

c)

Pinching

d)

Firing

7.

Kai is working on a pottery project and needs to know the temperature for the first firing (1700-1900°F). What is this process called?

a)

Glazing

b)

Bisque Fire Temperature

c)

Bone Dry

d)

Leather Hard

8.

In pottery, what is another term for the soft and workable state of clay?

a)

Greenware

b)

Plasticity

c)

Slip

d)

Glaze

9.

At what stage is pottery when it is firm but still contains some moisture?

a)

Leather Hard

b)

Bone Dry

c)

Bisque

d)

Glazeware

10.

What equipment is used for rolling out clay in pottery making?

a)

Wheel

b)

Kiln

c)

Slab Roller

d)

Rib

11.

In pottery, allowing clay slabs to slightly harden before construction,
so they can be joined together without slumping over, is called...

a)

Slab molds

b)

Stiff slab construction

c)

Wheel throwing

d)

Hand building

12.

In pottery, what is slip?

a)

A metal tool

b)

Liquid clay

c)

Clay that you can model and mold

d)

A type of paint

13.

In pottery, what is the first firing process called that hardens the clay?

a)

glazeware

b)

slip

c)

bisque

d)

bonedry

14.

In pottery, what is glaze?

a)

A donut topping

b)

A liquid we use to attach pieces of clay together

c)

A liquid we apply to our work that when fired, melts and becomes glasslike

d)

a liquid we put on unfired clay

15.

Pottery that has been fired once in the kiln. Now it is ceramic.

a)

glazeware

b)

bone dry

c)

coil

d)

bisqueware

16.

In pottery, what is the name of the tool used to smooth and shape clay surfaces?

a)

Rib

b)

Needle Tool

c)

Wire Cutter

d)

Loop Tool

17.

In pottery, what is the process of heating clay to a high temperature to harden it?

a)

Glazing

b)

Firing

c)

Wedging

d)

Throwing

18.

During a pottery class, what is the term for the technique of shaping clay on a potter's wheel?

a)

Pinching

b)

Coiling

c)

Throwing

d)

Slabbing

19.

In pottery, which tool is commonly used to slice clay from a larger block?

a)

Needle Tool

b)

Wire Cutter

c)

Rib

d)

Loop Tool

20.

Which is "scoring?"

a)

b)

c)

d)

21.

When using sharp pottery tools, you must be very ____________ with it.

a)

silly

b)

careful

c)

dangerous