Question 3: Their strength and ductility (lack of brittleness) is an advantage when figures in action are to be created, especially when compared to various ________ or stone materials (see marble sculpture for several examples).
Question 8: Making bronzes is highly skilled work, and a number of distinct casting processes may be employed, including lost-wax casting (and its modern-day spin-off ________), sand casting and centrifugal casting.