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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Eventually the chapels in the apse are finished and __________________ of the choir are nearly finished.
(a) The centerings and piers.
(b) The piers and buttresses.
(c) The hurdles and piers.
(d) The centerings and butresses.

2. What is done with the Romanesque crypt?
(a) It is saved.
(b) It is altered.
(c) It is moved to another town.
(d) It is destroyed.

3. In the twelfth century the people of Europe believed that God was ___________.
(a) Not important.
(b) Somewhat important.
(c) Very important.
(d) The most important force in their lives.

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

5. _______ walls span some portions of the cathedrals.
(a) Solid.
(b) Semi-solid.
(c) Hollow.
(d) Transparent.

Short Answer Questions

1. The roof is located above the vaulting, and consists of _____________ frames.

2. The walls of the choir are constructed in how many phases?

3. The walls are complex and consist of piers, or _________, that support the vault and roof.

4. Once the foundation is completed what are begun?

5. William has much experience working on other cathedrals in _______________________.

(see the answer key)

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