Art Test

Question 1

Bisque

Answer 1

unglazed clay that has been fired

Question 2

Bisque fire

Answer 2

first firing of clay pot to eliminate water

Question 3

Coiling

Answer 3

building the walls of pottery with snake like rolls of clay

Question 4

firing

Answer 4

heating clay in a kiln

Question 5

glaze

Answer 5

a coating applied to clay that fuses and turns to glass when fired in a kiln under very high temps

Question 6

greenware

Answer 6

clay in a unfired state

Question 7

kiln

Answer 7

a furnace or oven built of heat resistance materials for firing pottery

Question 8

pinch

Answer 8

to shape a ball of clay into a form by pinching motion with thumb and fingers

Question 9

score

Answer 9

a technique for attaching 2 pieces of clay together the surfaces that are to be joined are scratched and firmly pressed together

Question 10

slab

Answer 10

a large flat piece of clay formed by pressing and rolling with a rolling pin

Question 11

slip

Answer 11

50 percent clay 50 percent water

Question 12

wedging

Answer 12

mixing pounding kneading to prepare for use (getting rid of air pockets)

Question 13

Terra cotta

Answer 13

red clay