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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the walls filled with this?
(a) Solid stone walls would be too expensive.
(b) Some sort of insulation is needed to keep the cathdral a consistent temperature.
(c) Concrete is stronger than stone.
(d) It is very inexpensive.

2. What happens to the old cathedral?
(a) It is moved.
(b) It is demolished.
(c) It is altered.
(d) It is not touched.

3. Most importantly, the stone cutters work inside ___________.
(a) Dressing stone and cutting tracery, capitals, and sculptures.
(b) Designing the stone tracery, capitals, and sculptures.
(c) Polishing the stone tracery, capitals, and sculptures.
(d) Adding mortar the the stone.

4. Who controls funds in the church in Chutreaux?
(a) The people of Chutreaux.
(b) A group of master craftsmen.
(c) A group of clergymen known as the chapter.
(d) The King of France.

5. The arcade of piers rises how far from the foundation?
(a) One hundred twenty.
(b) One hundred feet.
(c) One hundred forty.
(d) Eighty feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Does the floor plan show only the general outline?

2. What kind of tools do the stone cutter's workshop and the carpenter's workshop require?

3. The walls are complex and consist of piers, or _________, that support the vault and roof.

4. Are these drawings approved?

5. In the twelfth century the people of Europe believed that God was ___________.

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