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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 41 - 59.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why are many houses demolished?
(a) The owners have not paid their mortgages.
(b) The houses are not pleasing to the eye.
(c) The new cathedral is in a different style from these homes.
(d) The new cathedral is much larger than the old one.

3. __________ drain pipes are located around the roof and lead to stone gutters across the flying buttresses.
(a) Copper.
(b) Steel.
(c) Iron.
(d) Lead.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After _______ more years of labor the walls of the choir and aisle are completed and work begins on the cathedral roof.

2. As the new cathedral is to be enormous, the foundation is dug to what depth?

3. To date, over how many men have been involved in this project?

4. As the mortar cures what does it do?

5. This unique device is essentially a man-sized __________ that is operated by one or two men who walk around the inside of it.

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