Ch.1 and 2 Quiz

Question 1

Things made from clay

Answer 1

ceramics

Question 2

The ability to hold together while being shaped; gives clay its plastic quality

Answer 2

plastic (plastic quality)

Question 3

What are 3 important variables when it comes to working with clay?

Answer 3

Moisture, plasticity, and heat

Question 4

______ is decomposed igneous rock

Answer 4

clay

Question 5

Stage of drying when moisture in the clay body has evaporated so the clay surface is no longer feels cold

Answer 5

Bone dry

Question 6

What did ancient people use clay for?

Answer 6

To model as a diversion

Question 7

A fluid suspension of clay in water used in joining clay pieces and for surface decoration.

Answer 7

slip

Question 8

A method of refining clay in water where the heavy particles sink to the bottom and smaller particles are skimmed off the top

Answer 8

levigation

Question 9

Any part of a fired clay piece, such as plant remains, rock fragments and temper that was not originally a clay mineral

Answer 9

inclusion

Question 10

Why is aging the clay important?

Answer 10

It improves the quality of the clay and makes it easier to shape.

Question 11

A hand-building technique that involves squeezing the clay, usually between fingers and thumb

Answer 11

pinching

Question 12

Attaching rolls of clay together to form pottery

Answer 12

coiling

Question 13

Hand building technique that involves shaping clay into a broad flat, thick piece.

Answer 13

Slab building

Question 14

Any form used to shape clay

Answer 14

Molding

Question 15

A two dimensional element such as a silhouette or outline

Answer 15

shape

Question 16

What factors determine how fast clay will dry as you work with it?

Answer 16

Atmosphere, water, chemical composition of clay, etc.

Question 17

Carving or cutting the surface with a sharp tool

Answer 17

Incising

Question 18

Using an object to press or stamp a design into the clay

Answer 18

impressing

Question 19

Marks the surface of the clay with uniform lines

Answer 19

Combing

Question 20

Rubbing or polishing the surface with a smooth stone or piece of hard wood.

Answer 20

Burnishing

Question 21

What are the 4 main types of glaze used in the early ceramics?

Answer 21

Ash, lead, salt, and alkaline

Question 22

A thin coat of glass you give your pot

Answer 22

glaze

Question 23

A category of green, gray, or blue-gray glazes for stone, wood, and porcelain

Answer 23

Celadon

Question 24

Any coloring element, such as oxides or commercial colorants, applied prior to glaze application. It goes under your glaze and is more predictable.

Answer 24

Underglaze

Question 25

A structure built to fire clay at high temperatures

Answer 25

Kiln

Question 26

The stage during firing when a clay or glaze loses its porosity and transforms into a hard, nonabsorbent, glass like state

Answer 26

Vitrification

Question 27

How does temperature change the physical state of clay?

Answer 27

Heating the clay will make it more stable; using different fuel offers the potter more control

Question 28

Enclosed portion of a kiln, where the pottery pieces were placed for firing

Answer 28

Chamber

Question 29

An opening in a kiln, which hot gas passes through to get from the chamber to the chimney

Answer 29

Flue

Question 30

Consists of a firebox with a chamber directly above it-heat goes through kiln and exits through there

Answer 30

Updraft Kiln

Question 31

Is more complex and enabled artists to be more productive-heat is drawn downward and goes through openings in the base

Answer 31

Downdraft Kiln

Question 32

Art that tells a story

Answer 32

Narrative art

Question 33

Art that represents a form or human

Answer 33

Figurative

Question 34

Three other important ceramic materials

Answer 34

glass, plaster, cement

Question 35

Iron, coal, and ____ are all mined in the same manner.

Answer 35

clay