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Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction Quiz

David Macaulay
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Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction Quiz

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1)

The space between piers is filled with tracery. What is tracery? (from Pages 21 - 40)

Wood chips.
Insulation.
Cement.
A stone framework with glass windows.
2)

The exterior of the wax is then carved into to create ___________. (from Pages 60 - 80)

A handle to attach a rope.
The decorations that will be on the outside of the bell.
Handles for grabbing the bell.
A place for the copper to go.
3)

This technique also allowed for more space for ___________. (from Pages 21 - 40)

Windows.
Statues.
Tapestries.
Crown molding.
4)

These buttresses look like ___________. (from Pages 21 - 40)

Drain pipes.
Large monsters.
Bricks.
Large columns.
5)

The flying buttresses work by transferring downward forces from the walls to ___________. (from Pages 21 - 40)

The piers.
The hurdles.
The buttresses.
The centerings.
6)

The roof timbers are thickly coated in ___________. (from Pages 41 - 59)

Resin.
Pitch.
Glue.
Asbestos.
7)

Then the model is covered in about ______ inches of wax. (from Pages 60 - 80)

Six.
Ten.
Eight.
Four.
8)

A tympanum, or ________________, is created to go above each door. (from Pages 60 - 80)

Belfry.
Spire.
Semicircular sculpted panel.
Down spout.
9)

The roof is located above the vaulting, and consists of _____________ frames. (from Pages 21 - 40)

Square.
Rectangular.
Oblong.
Triangular.
10)

As the walls grow higher the workmen build what? (from Pages 21 - 40)

Wooden stilts.
Wooden ladders.
Wooden scaffolding.
Wooden stairs.
11)

Masons then lay courses of light __________ stones over the wooden spanners. (from Pages 41 - 59)

Wood spanners.
Tracery.
Lagging.
Webbing.
12)

The down spouts are stone sculptures made to look like ___________. (from Pages 41 - 59)

Frightening monsters.
Stoic saints.
Beautiful angels.
Angelic cherubs.
13)

_______________ support the stones of the flying buttress while the mortar cures. (from Pages 21 - 40)

The hurdles.
The centerings.
The framers.
The stilts.
14)

All work on the cathedral stops in what year? (from Pages 60 - 80)

1306.
1301.
1268.
1360.
15)

The outward buckling force is then transferred from the piers and walls to the buttresses by arches known as ___________. (from Pages 21 - 40)

Sailing buttresses.
Singing buttresses.
Flinging buttresses.
Flying buttresses.
16)

How many years has it been since construction began? (from Pages 41 - 59)

Twenty-nine.
Thirty-nine.
Thirty.
Twenty.
17)

What is the purpose of this pattern? (from Pages 60 - 80)

It was symbolic of making a long pilgrimage to the cathedral in search of God's favor.
It was symbolic of the star over Bethlehem.
It was symbolic of Jesus as the fisher of men.
It was symbolic of the connection between man and God.
18)

This unique device is essentially a man-sized __________ that is operated by one or two men who walk around the inside of it. (from Pages 41 - 59)

Crane.
Platform.
Wheel.
Lever.
19)

How does he die? (from Pages 60 - 80)

He is killed by a worker.
He falls from the scaffolding of the vaults.
He becomes ill with a fever.
He contracts influenza.
20)

Once the mold is broken away, revealing the finished bell, the bells are shipped to the cathedral and hoisted into ___________. (from Pages 60 - 80)

The steeple.
The belfry.
The tympanum.
The spire.
21)

After _______ more years of labor the walls of the choir and aisle are completed and work begins on the cathedral roof. (from Pages 21 - 40)

Twenty.
Fifteen.
Ten.
Five.
22)

The ribs themselves carry the weight of __________, or ceiling stones. (from Pages 41 - 59)

The webbing.
The centerings.
The piers.
The tracery.
23)

__________ drain pipes are located around the roof and lead to stone gutters across the flying buttresses. (from Pages 41 - 59)

Copper.
Steel.
Lead.
Iron.
24)

The flying buttresses of the choir are completed and the centerings are readied for ___________. (from Pages 41 - 59)

Paint.
Plaster.
The first stones of the vaulted ceilings.
Crown molding.
25)

The vault and ceiling put what on the piers and walls? (from Pages 21 - 40)

A downward strain.
A lateral strain.
An upward strain.
A horizontal strain.
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Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction and Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.
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