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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. __________ drain pipes are located around the roof and lead to stone gutters across the flying buttresses.

2. The glass makers then take a molten lump of glass on the end of a large hollow pipe and do what with it?

3. Each of the bays is the square area between ________ piers at the corners.

4. What is the purpose of this pattern?

5. Wooden arches, like ____________, are placed from pier to pier.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in 1306?

2. How long has the project taken thus far? How important are the illustrations in this section?

3. Describe the workings of the great wheel.

4. What do the glass makers begin in 1302? Of what is this made?

5. How is the ceiling constructed?

6. Describe the construction of the roof.

7. What are cast for the cathedral? How are they unique?

8. What happens to the Bishop in 1281?

9. Describe the creation of the spire.

10. What are vassoirs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

By 1338, the cathedral is completed.

Part 1) Summarize the process for building this cathedral. How does this new knowledge, as a whole affect you? What are your thoughts on this building project?

Part 2) How might the people of this town feel about the completion of this cathedral? Was all the work and money worth it? Why or why not?

Part 3) Are building projects today as monumental and important? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

There are several architects throughout the process of building this cathedral.

Part 1) Who are these architects? What role does each play in the construction of the cathedral?

Part 2) What must be known by an architect in the 12th century? Do you consider an architect today less skilled, as skilled, or more skilled? Why?

Part 3) How different might building a cathedral be today? Why?

Essay Topic 3

The plans for the cathedral are much like other Gothic cathedrals.

Part 1) Describe the cathedral's plans. How are they like the plans for other Gothic cathedrals?

Part 2) Are buildings constructed in this style today? Why or why not? How might the planning process be different for a Gothic cathedral today?

Part 3) Compare Gothic architecture to modern architecture. What similarities exist? What are the differences?

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