6 Written Questions

1. 
   One of the oldest craft techniques in which objects are constructed entirely by hand.
2. 
   was being made in China and Korea around 960 AD. It is a combination of kaolin (a pure, white, primary clay), silica and feldspar. A unique aspect of this clay is that it can be worked as clay, but when fired properly reaches a state similar to glass. Primary qualities are translucency and whiteness.
3. 
   Starting with a ball of clay the potter opens a hole into the ball and forms a bowl shape through a combination of stroking and pinching the clay.
4. 
   A fine, liquid form of clay applied to the surface of a vessel prior to firing. Typically slip can be used either for decorative purposes, or as a glue to hold two pieces of clay together to form one item. Also used when joining 2 pieces of clay.
5. 
   A brownish-orange earthenware clay body commonly used for ceramic
   sculpture.
6. 
   A coating of material applied to ceramics before firing that forms a glass-like surface. They can be colored, opaque, translucent or matte.

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. 
   One of the oldest ways of forming pottery. Long strands of clay which are laid on top of each other and joined through blending coil to coil.
   1. Coiling
   2. Slip
   3. Kiln
   4. Firing
2. 
   A damp condition of the clay when it is too firm to bend yet soft enough to be carved.
   1. Texture
   2. Earthenware
   3. Stoneware
   4. Leather Hard
3. 
   refers to the surface quality or "feel" of an object, such as roughness, smoothness, or softness. Actual texture can be felt while simulated textures are implied by the way the artist renders areas of the picture.
   1. Glaze
   2. Texture
   3. Kiln
   4. Stoneware
4. Clay is hardened by heating it to a high temperature, fusing the clay particles.
   The two basic atmospheres, oxidation and reduction, affect the color of the final piece.
   1. Slip
   2. Kiln
   3. Coiling
   4. Firing
5. 
   Clay slabs are cut to shape and joined together using scoring and wet clay called slip. Slabs can be draped over or into forms, rolled around cylinders or built up into geometric forms.
   1. Leather Hard
   2. Slab Built or Slab construction
   3. Terracotta
   4. Porcelain
6. 
   The term throw comes from Old English meaning spin. A piece of clay is placed on a potter's wheel head which spins. The clay is shaped by compression while it is in motion.
   1. Wheel Thrown
   2. Texture
   3. Pinch Pot
   4. Kiln

6 True/False Questions

1. Earthenware →
   A low-fire clay. Porous and not waterproof. To be functional, It must be glazed.

   True        False

2. Bone Dry Stage →
   A high-fire clay. Stoneware is waterproof even without glaze; the resulting ware is sturdier than earthenware.

   True        False

3. Ceramics → Clay is hardened by heating it to a high temperature, fusing the clay particles.
   The two basic atmospheres, oxidation and reduction, affect the color of the final piece.

   True        False

4. Kiln →
   An oven for firing, drying, baking, hardening, or burning a substance, particularly clay products. It can be electric, natural gas, wood, coal, fuel oil
   or propane.

   True        False

5. Stoneware →
   refers to the surface quality or "feel" of an object, such as roughness, smoothness, or softness. Actual texture can be felt while simulated textures are implied by the way the artist renders areas of the picture.

   True        False

6. Potters wheel →
   is a machine used in the shaping of round ceramic ware. Can be electric or driven by foot.

   True        False