Worksheets3E: CH:1 QUIZ
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Pinch, Coil, Slab, and Molds are 4 Forming Methods when working in clay.
TRUE
FALSE
The four main glaze types used in early ceramics were?
Alkaline, Ash, Lead, and Salt
Alkaline, Sand, Lead, and Salt
Ash, Lead, Salt, and Water
Alkaline, Ash, Water, and Salt
What are the two types of kilns?
Updraft, and Downdraft
Updraft, and Side-draft
Pizza/Microwave
Water/Steam
What term in the principles of design describes noticeable differences within a design?
Contrast
Balance
Harmony
Unity
Early potters used a range of techniques to decorate their clay. Name 4 techniques.
Incising, Impressing, Combing, and Burnishing
Incising, Carving, Combing, and Glazing
Impressing, Carving, Glazing, and Burnishing
Combing, Glazing, Carving, and Incising
It is important for potters to control the temperature and rate of heating when firing a clay work due to chemical reactions in the process and it also prohibits explosions that can be caused by rapid expansion.
TRUE
FALSE
When clay is heated quickly, what happens to the water trapped inside?
It expands and turns to steam, causing the clay to explode
It evaporates slowly, leaving the clay intact
It condenses, making the clay stronger
It remains unchanged, affecting the clay's texture
Of all the arts, which has perhaps the longest history?
Ceramics
Painting
Sculpture
Music
What theory do anthropologists have about the origin of modeling clay?
It began as a diversion
It started as a necessity
It was a form of communication
It was used for trade
How is igneous rock transformed into clay?
Decomposition
Erosion
Compression
Melting
What type of script was used in Mesopotamia to write on ceramic tiles?
Cuneiform Script
Hieroglyphics
Latin Script
Cyrillic Script
What type of clay did the Egyptians of the predynastic era use for making objects?
Red Nile Clay
Blue Nile Clay
White Nile Clay
Black Nile Clay
The shape is a two-dimensional element such as a silhouette or outline. True or False?
True
False
What does an experienced potter think can affect how clay can be shaped?
Moisture
Temperature
Color
Weight
The element of the form is three-dimensional and includes an object’s depth. True or False?
True
False
What is glaze?
A donut topping
A liquid we use to attach pieces of clay together
A liquid we apply to our work that when fired, melts and becomes glasslike
a liquid we put on unfired clay
What is slip?
When you fall on a banana in Mario Kart
Liquid clay
Clay that you can model and mold
A type of glue
What is Ceramics?
The property of clay that
allows it to change shape without tearing or breaking?
