Pick one answer from the menu under each question about archaeology.
1. The process of shaping flint into tools is called:
a. Flint carving
b. Flint mapping
c. Flint forging
d. Flint throwing
2. Flint knapping involves what processes?
a. Striking flint with a harder stone to break loose smaller flakes of flint
that are then fashioned into tools
b. Heating flint until melts and can be poured into a tool-shaped mold
c. Heating flint until it is soft and then shaping it with a hammer
d. Carving flint with a hammer and chisel
3. The earliest type of stone tool was probably:
a. A stone sword
b. A hand-axe
c. A sling-stone
d. A hammer
4. The principle advantage of metal tools over stone is that they:
a. Are significantly more malleable than stone, without being much softer
b. Can be formed into a sharper blade than stone
c. Look cooler
d. Conduct electricity
