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3E-CH:4 QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the coil method in clay hand-building?

a)

A technique using a potter's wheel

b)

A method of glazing pottery

c)

A technique of layering rope-like pieces of clay

d)

A method of firing clay

2.

What is an extruder used for in pottery?

a)

Painting designs on clay

b)

Shaping clay using a die

c)

Drying clay pieces

d)

Mixing clay with water

3.

Which hand-building technique involves squeezing clay between fingers and thumb?

a)

Coiling

b)

Pinching

c)

Slabbing

d)

Throwing

4.

What does the term "aesthetics" refer to in art?

a)

The study of color theory

b)

The branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and art

c)

The technique of sculpting

d)

The history of ancient art

5.

What does the element of art "space" indicate?

a)

The texture of a surface

b)

The color of an object

c)

Areas between, around, above, below, or within something

d)

The weight of a sculpture

6.

A flat curved tool made of wood, metal, or Plastic used to refine shapes in clay is called?

a)
Sculpting knife
b)
Potter's wheel
c)
Rib
d)
Clay extruder
7.

What is beating clay with a flat stick to strengthen joints, thin walls, alter shape, or create texture?

a)
Rolling
b)
Paddling
c)
Sculpting
d)
Molding
8.

What is a wheel head mounted on a pedestal base and turned by hand, used in the formation and decoration of ceramics?

a)

Banding Wheel

b)
Ceramic kiln
c)

Pottery Wheel

d)
Clay mixer
9.

An Early Japanese culture (ca. 9000-300 bce) and style of pottery created by that culture; from the Japanese word for “cord-impression pattern.”

a)
Heian culture
b)
Yayoi culture
c)
Nara period
d)
Jomon culture
10.

The process of shaping moist clay by forcing it through a die is called?

a)
Extrusion
b)
Sculpting
c)
Casting
d)
Molding
11.

The base of a pot upon which it can stand is called?

a)
lid
b)
spout
c)

foot

d)
handle
12.

What techniques can you use to make variations on the pinching technique?

a)
Focus solely on the speed of the technique
b)
Apply heat to the material before pinching
c)

Pinching & Coiling Combination

d)
Use only one finger for pinching
13.

What Techniques does Cheryl Tall use in her sculptures?

a)
Welding, casting, and engraving.
b)
Carving, polishing, and painting.
c)
Collage, photography, and digital art.
d)

Pinching

14.

What two elements does Cheryl Talls's work usually combine?

a)

Architecture & Human Figures

b)
visual art and music
c)
technology and literature
d)
visual art and performance
15.

Cheryl Talls work usually results in investigations about how to Explore Identity, People, & Environments.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Cheryl Talls studied the type of history seen in many of her images.

a)

MEDIEVAL HISTORY

b)

GOTHIC HISTORY

c)

AMERICAN HISTORY

d)

ANCIENT HISTORY

17.

At what age did CherYl Talls sell her first artwork?

a)
16
b)
20
c)

13

d)
18
18.

The word Jomon means what?

a)
Patterned
b)
Textured
c)
Smooth
d)
Cord-marked
19.

Habiiba El-Sayed uses Raw Clay to explore her identity as a Muslim woman & what is considered Islamic Art.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.

Where do you see Positive and Negative spaces in the form and Surface Decoration of this Vessel?

a)
Positive space is only in the decoration; negative space is irrelevant.
b)
Negative space is found in the vessel's body and spouts; positive space is the area around them.
c)
Positive space is found in the vessel's body and spouts; negative space is the area around and between these forms, accentuated by the surface decoration.
d)
Positive and negative spaces are not present in this vessel.