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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once the design has been approved the master carpenter takes about ___________ men into the forest of Chantilly and cuts timber.
(a) Twenty thousand.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Two thousand.
(d) Two hundred.

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

3. Many simple laborers perform heavy manual labor. Where are these individuals from?
(a) The surrounding countryside.
(b) Other parts of France.
(c) Other countries in Europe.
(d) The citizenry of Chutreaux.

4. The roof is located above the vaulting, and consists of _____________ frames.
(a) Square.
(b) Triangular.
(c) Oblong.
(d) Rectangular.

5. As the mortar cures what does it do?
(a) It binds the bricks to each other.
(b) It binds the pieces of glass to each other.
(c) It binds the timbers to each other.
(d) It binds the stones to each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the walls grow higher the workmen build what?

2. Are these drawings approved?

3. The foundation is built to ___________ standards.

4. The flying buttresses work by transferring downward forces from the walls to ___________.

5. The chapter hires a ___________ architect named William of Planz.

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