Pottery Quiz

What is a decal in ceramics?

• An image, pattern, or drawing created with ceramic oxides on a paper

• A type of slip or underglaze

• A mixture of different clays, a feldspar, and a filler

• A small, elongated thin pyramid of ceramic materials

What is a ceramic oxide or mineral that is added to glaze, claybody, or underglaze to lower the maturing temperature?

• Frit

• Flux

• Glaze

• Feldspathic

Which technique does not involve the use of a potter's wheel?

• Throwing

• Handbuilding

• Slip casting

• Glazing

What does "HIGHFIRE" refer to?

• Clay and glazes fired below cone 6

• Clay and glazes fired above cone 6 up to cone 14

• Clay and glazes fired at cone 020

• Clay and glazes fired at cone 016

What is an example of the overglaze technique?

• Raku

• Majolica

• Stoneware

• Earthenware

Which firing technique involves a very rapid firing cycle and removal of ware with tongs from a red-hot kiln?

• Primitive firing

• Reduction firing

• Raku

• Relief

What is the main characteristic of reduction firing?

• Increased oxygen in the kiln

• Reduced oxygen in the kiln

• No change in oxygen levels

• Increased temperature

What is a rolled flat sheet of clay used to make pottery or sculpture called?

• Slab

• Slip

• Slake

• Stamp

What is referred to as a potter's wheel?

• A device with a flat circular revolving head mounted on a vertical shaft

• A tool to mix clay

• A method to color clay

• A technique to resist glazes

What is the consistency of the mixture used in the wash process?

• Thick paste

• Thin watercolor

• Solid form

• Powder