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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The outward buckling force is then transferred from the piers and walls to the buttresses by arches known as ___________.
(a) Singing buttresses.
(b) Flinging buttresses.
(c) Flying buttresses.
(d) Sailing buttresses.

2. The stones that comprise the ribs of the vaulted ceiling are called ___________.
(a) Chassoirs.
(b) Rassoirs.
(c) Fassoirs.
(d) Vassoirs.

3. _____________ later laborers in Chutreaux begin to clear the site of the new cathedral.
(a) Several weeks.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One week.
(d) Several months.

4. Why did William of Planz design buttresses around the cathedral's outside walls?
(a) To cover up seams in the walls.
(b) To balance out the large windows.
(c) For aesthetic purposes.
(d) To support the walls from buckling outward.

5. The ribs themselves carry the weight of __________, or ceiling stones.
(a) The webbing.
(b) The centerings.
(c) The tracery.
(d) The piers.

Short Answer Questions

1. These buttresses look like ___________.

2. As the men walk so the axle turns and winds up ________, lifting very heavy loads from the floor.

3. As the various workshops begin production, what do they require?

4. The down spouts are stone sculptures made to look like ___________.

5. With what are the sheets attached?

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