Module 4 Quiz: Copper and Bronze
ANSWER KEY
This 10 question quiz covers the content presented in both the module lecture and readings. You may
only take the practice quiz one time and you must finish it once you open it so be sure you have
adequately prepared by taking notes while you watched the lecture and read the chapter and by
studying before you begin.
1. Which of the following is NOT a property of copper?
a. High hardness
b. Electrically conductive
c. Malleable
d. Thermally conductive
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. Copper is stronger than bronze
b. Bronze is softer than copper
c. Bronze is an alloy of copper
d. Copper is very hard to refine
3. True or False? Common smelting practices call for the mixing of copper ore with charcoal.
True
4. The key to strengthening copper is _____________________
a. Purifying the smelting process
b. Slowing down dislocation motion
c. Applying an electrical current
d. Eliminating the impurities
5. The presence of ________________________ will produce an altered color as well as increase
the hardness of copper.
a. Malachite
b. Carbon
c. Carbon monoxide
d. Arsenic
6. An ancient civilization is defined to be in the Bronze Age by
a. Smelting its own copper and alloying with tin or arsenic
b. Trading for bronze from production areas elsewhere
c. Development of bronze casting technologies for production of vessels, art, tools, and
weapons
d. All of the above
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Module 4 Quiz: Copper and Bronze
ANSWER KEY
7. What was the significant materials innovation of the Bronze Age?
a. The discovery of metals.
b. The invention of metallurgy to produce alloys.
c. The creation of mining processes to extract metal from earth.
d. None of the above.
8. The "lost wax" casting technique, known since 3,000 B.C. allows for what cultural
development?
a. the production of sharper edges for tools or weapons.
b. the rapid production of jewelry.
c. the casting of artifacts with complicated/intricate shapes.
d. the decline of a need for specialized smelters and metallurgists.
9. True or False? The discovery of oxhide ingots on Bronze-Age shipwrecks tells us that the need
to procure cooper for metallurgy led to an extensive network of long-distance trade.
True
10. During the Bronze Age, objects of bronze, gold, and silver produced by complicated techniques
were hoarded as valuables. Why was this significant for society?
a. It allowed governments to amass more resources for war.
b. This hoarding created a new elite social class.
c. This showed the utilitarian importance of precious metals in a society.
d. It led to new developments in banking and economics.
Answers:
1. a
2. c
3. True
4. b
5. d
6. d
7. b
8. c
9. True
10. b
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