Red figure
Exploring Red Figure Pottery
Test your knowledge about red figure pottery and its historical significance. This quiz covers various aspects of this ancient art form, including the techniques used in pottery, the stages of kiln firing, and the influences on Greek artists.
- Multiple choice questions
- Covers historical influences and pottery styles
- Aim to learn more about Greek art
Red figure has what colour figures?
Red
Black
1. In red figure pottery, what did the slip add to the vase?
The red color, from firing.
The black color, from firing.
The red color, painting on after firing
The black color, after firing
2. What were the three stages of kiln firing and what did they do?
Oxidation, green wood smoking, oxidation; Baked the clay red, smoked the clay black, brought the red color back to the areas without slip.
Oxidation, green wood smoking, dry wood smoking; Baked the clay black, smoked the clay red, brought black color back to areas without slip.
Green wood smoking, dry wood smoking, oxidation; Smoked the clay black, smoked the clay red, cooked the clay dry.
Greek vases were not kiln fired.
Who were the greeks most influenced by?
Etruscans
Eritrean
Estonian
Egyptian
The order of greek vases go:
Archaic, Classical, Geometric, Orientalising
Orientalising, Geometric, Archaic, Classical
Geometric, Orientalising, Archaic, Classical
Geometric, Archaic, Orientalising, Classical
Names of painters and potters are always inscribed. True or False?
True
False
Greeks favoured to paint what?
Politics
Myths and Gods
Social lives
Weather events
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