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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This typical ________ architecture technique allowed the piers to remain thin relative to their height.
(a) Hellenistic.
(b) Gothic.
(c) Baroque.
(d) Romanesque.

2. The space between piers is filled with tracery. What is tracery?
(a) A stone framework with glass windows.
(b) Cement.
(c) Wood chips.
(d) Insulation.

3. The masons place the stones while who mix and apply the mortar?
(a) The slaves.
(b) The mortar craftsmen.
(c) The laborers.
(d) The mason apprentices.

4. The piers of the choir of Chutreaux will be ________ feet high and six to eight feet thick.
(a) 200.
(b) 160.
(c) 180.
(d) 220.

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

6. From where did much of the new lumber come?
(a) Burgundy.
(b) Bavaria.
(c) Chantilly.
(d) Somme.

7. Does the floor plan show only the general outline?
(a) No, it also shows how the new cathedral will interface with the existing crypt.
(b) No, it also shows the locations of stairs, doors, and windows, and it illustrates how the new cathedral will interface with the existing crypt.
(c) No, it also shows the location of stairs, doors, and windows.
(d) Yes.

8. What construction is the work site then prepared for?
(a) Scaffolding and centerings.
(b) Scaffolding and workshops.
(c) Workshops and a forge.
(d) Forges and centerings.

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

10. The outward buckling force is then transferred from the piers and walls to the buttresses by arches known as ___________.
(a) Flying buttresses.
(b) Singing buttresses.
(c) Sailing buttresses.
(d) Flinging buttresses.

11. _____________, a row of arches and a narrow passageway, rises twenty feet.
(a) The emporium.
(b) The triforium.
(c) The pier.
(d) The trefoils.

12. The cut lumber is transported ___________ miles.
(a) Very few.
(b) Thousands of.
(c) Several.
(d) Two.

13. Who fabricates the wood components of the tools?
(a) The woodworkers.
(b) The wheelwright.
(c) The blacksmith.
(d) The cooper.

14. What kind of tools do the stone cutter's workshop and the carpenter's workshop require?
(a) Very few.
(b) Basic.
(c) The most specialized.
(d) Simple.

15. Why do the people of Chutreaux decide to honor God by building a new cathedral?
(a) Because God has asked them to build him a cathedral.
(b) Because of a prolonged period of financial prosperity and freedom from such things as the plague and famine.
(c) Because of many deadly bouts Black Plague.
(d) Because of a prolonger period of financial strain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the new stonework and mortar covered in this?

2. Are these drawings approved?

3. Where are most of these skilled workers drawn from?

4. What are used to transport the materials through the city to the work site?

5. Who leads the church in Chutreaux?

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