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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the men walk so the axle turns and winds up ________, lifting very heavy loads from the floor.
(a) Very tight.
(b) A leather strap.
(c) The rope.
(d) The wall.

2. After _______ more years of labor the walls of the choir and aisle are completed and work begins on the cathedral roof.
(a) Five.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twenty.

3. Two wooden ___________ cross each other at the middle of the square.
(a) Centerings.
(b) Webbings.
(c) Piers.
(d) Traceries.

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

5. The piers of the choir of Chutreaux will be ________ feet high and six to eight feet thick.
(a) 160.
(b) 200.
(c) 180.
(d) 220.

Short Answer Questions

1. The space between piers is filled with tracery. What is tracery?

2. __________ drain pipes are located around the roof and lead to stone gutters across the flying buttresses.

3. The flying buttresses of the choir are completed and the centerings are readied for ___________.

4. What happens to a portion of the Bishop's palace?

5. How many masters does William hire?

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