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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pieces of cut limestone are hoisted out of the quarry. What are they cut into shape to match?
(a) The trim on the cathedral.
(b) Templates.
(c) The length of the wooden timbers.
(d) The stones from other cathedrals.

2. The largest simple pieces of glass are about __________ inches square.
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Eight.
(d) Five.

3. How large are these window panes?
(a) As large as eighty feet high.
(b) As large as seventy feet high.
(c) As large as sixty feet high.
(d) As large as fifty feet high.

4. Who provides the answer to number 29?
(a) The master mason.
(b) The master carpenter.
(c) The architect.
(d) The master sculptor.

5. What happens to the old cathedral?
(a) It is demolished.
(b) It is moved.
(c) It is not touched.
(d) It is altered.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The outward buckling force is then transferred from the piers and walls to the buttresses by arches known as ___________.

3. Why do the people of Chutreaux decide to honor God by building a new cathedral?

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

5. During the year, William of Planz decides ___________.

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