Discussion
Young Bill is as courageous as his father - a regular chip of the old block.
Answer: A
A chip of the old block means exhibiting the characteristics of one's parents or ancestors.
The idiom compares a child to a chip cut from the same block of wood as the parent, so made of the same material. The sentence fits it exactly: young Bill is as courageous as his father. The usual modern form is a chip off the old block.
The wooden image tempts the reading 'behaving mechanically as a piece of wood', but the idiom is about resemblance, not stiffness. Obstinacy and friendliness are traits a child could share with a parent, but the idiom names the resemblance itself, not any particular trait.
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