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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once the site is cleared, the location of what are surveyed?
(a) The altar and aisle.
(b) The sanctuary and Bishop's palace.
(c) The fellowship hall and choir.
(d) The apse and choir.

2. Is Chutreaux, France a real place?
(a) Yes, but it is actually in England.
(b) Yes.
(c) Yes, but it was destroyed many centuries ago.
(d) No.

3. The scaffolding holds hurdles, or ____________ made from woven sticks.
(a) Railings.
(b) Work platforms.
(c) Jumps.
(d) Blankets.

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

5. When it rains, the water shoots out of ___________.
(a) The mouths of the gargoyles.
(b) The mouths of the angels.
(c) The mouths of the saints.
(d) The mouths of the cherubim.

Short Answer Questions

1. The buttresses must be built upon temporary wooden frames called ____________.

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

3. Why did William of Planz design buttresses around the cathedral's outside walls?

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

5. Why are these wooden arches placed from pier to pier?

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