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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has the project taken?
(a) About four months.
(b) About one month.
(c) About three months.
(d) About two months.

2. The buttresses must be built upon temporary wooden frames called ____________.
(a) Stilts.
(b) Framers.
(c) Hurdles.
(d) Centerings.

3. The flying buttresses work by transferring downward forces from the walls to ___________.
(a) The buttresses.
(b) The centerings.
(c) The piers.
(d) The hurdles.

4. From where does the cut stone come?
(a) Bavaria.
(b) Chantilly.
(c) Somme.
(d) Burgundy.

5. William has much experience working on other cathedrals in _______________________.
(a) France, England, and Germany.
(b) France, Germany, and Sweden.
(c) France, Brussels, and Italy.
(d) France, Italy, and England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the people of Chutreaux decide to honor God by building a new cathedral?

2. What else is done to this location?

3. At this time the cathedral has been under construction for how many years?

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

5. Are these drawings approved?

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