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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 60 - 80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1302 the glass makers begin to make the colored glass for ___________.
(a) The huge cathedral windows.
(b) The skylights.
(c) The sculptures.
(d) The floor tiles.

2. The buttresses must be built upon temporary wooden frames called ____________.
(a) Hurdles.
(b) Centerings.
(c) Framers.
(d) Stilts.

3. The complex series of foundation excavations are executed according to ___________.
(a) The surveying stakes.
(b) The stone mason's opinion.
(c) The architect's plans.
(d) The spray painted lines on the ground.

4. The flying buttresses of the choir are completed and the centerings are readied for ___________.
(a) Paint.
(b) Crown molding.
(c) The first stones of the vaulted ceilings.
(d) Plaster.

5. The wax is then coated in ___________.
(a) More clay and plaster of Paris.
(b) Copper.
(c) Cement.
(d) Steel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has the project taken?

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

3. In 1281 who dies?

4. What are used to transport the materials through the city to the work site?

5. Masons then lay courses of light __________ stones over the wooden spanners.

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