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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 60 - 80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the ribs are completed, carpenters install _____________.
(a) A keystone.
(b) Webbing.
(c) Tracery.
(d) Lagging.

2. What do the people do during this time to raise money?
(a) The write letters to the Pope.
(b) They have a bake sale.
(c) They display the remains of Saint Germain and request financial donations.
(d) They ask the king to help them.

3. Many simple laborers perform heavy manual labor. Where are these individuals from?
(a) The citizenry of Chutreaux.
(b) Other parts of France.
(c) Other countries in Europe.
(d) The surrounding countryside.

4. A unique device used for raising supplies is known as what?
(a) The great lever.
(b) The great lifter.
(c) The great elevator.
(d) The great wheel.

5. Why are these wooden arches placed from pier to pier?
(a) To give support to sculptures and light fixtures that are to hang from the vaulted ceiling.
(b) To make the ceiling curve.
(c) To make the ceiling more aesthetically pleasing.
(d) To give the vaulted ceiling stone ribs support while the mortar cures.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is then cut into shape using a tool called ________ iron.

2. A tympanum, or ________________, is created to go above each door.

3. What else is done to this location?

4. As the men walk so the axle turns and winds up ________, lifting very heavy loads from the floor.

5. The arcade of piers rises how far from the foundation?

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