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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 21 - 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The buttresses must be built upon temporary wooden frames called ____________.
(a) Framers.
(b) Hurdles.
(c) Stilts.
(d) Centerings.

2. The scaffolding holds hurdles, or ____________ made from woven sticks.
(a) Railings.
(b) Work platforms.
(c) Jumps.
(d) Blankets.

3. Who provides the answer to number 29?
(a) The master carpenter.
(b) The architect.
(c) The master mason.
(d) The master sculptor.

4. For what do they cut timber?
(a) The construction of the scaffolding and tools.
(b) The construction of the carts to haul supplies.
(c) The construction of scaffolding, workshops, tools, and machines.
(d) The construction of the cathedral.

5. Why did William of Planz design buttresses around the cathedral's outside walls?
(a) To balance out the large windows.
(b) To cover up seams in the walls.
(c) To support the walls from buckling outward.
(d) For aesthetic purposes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else is done to this location?

2. Why are many houses demolished?

3. Is Chutreaux, France a real place?

4. William has much experience working on other cathedrals in _______________________.

5. The space between piers is filled with tracery. What is tracery?

(see the answer key)

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