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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people do during this time to raise money?
(a) They have a bake sale.
(b) They ask the king to help them.
(c) The write letters to the Pope.
(d) They display the remains of Saint Germain and request financial donations.

2. The flying buttresses work by transferring downward forces from the walls to ___________.
(a) The piers.
(b) The hurdles.
(c) The buttresses.
(d) The centerings.

3. What kind of tools do the stone cutter's workshop and the carpenter's workshop require?
(a) The most specialized.
(b) Basic.
(c) Very few.
(d) Simple.

4. With what are the sheets attached?
(a) Screws.
(b) Pegs.
(c) Nails.
(d) Bolts.

5. How long has the project taken?
(a) About four months.
(b) About one month.
(c) About three months.
(d) About two months.

Short Answer Questions

1. All work on the cathedral stops in what year?

2. Why is the answer to number 74 hung from the top of the wall instead of rising from the ground?

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

4. The vaulted ceiling is built _________ feet above the foundation.

5. The axle of the device is attached to what?

(see the answer key)

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