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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The vaulted ceiling is built _________ feet above the foundation.
(a) 320.
(b) 310.
(c) 130.
(d) 230.

2. The glass is removed from the pipe and _________.
(a) Polished.
(b) Cooled.
(c) Pressed.
(d) Heated.

3. To date, over how many men have been involved in this project?
(a) Four hundred.
(b) Five hundred.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) Three hundred.

4. Why are these wooden arches placed from pier to pier?
(a) To give the vaulted ceiling stone ribs support while the mortar cures.
(b) To make the ceiling more aesthetically pleasing.
(c) To make the ceiling curve.
(d) To give support to sculptures and light fixtures that are to hang from the vaulted ceiling.

5. The down spouts are stone sculptures made to look like ___________.
(a) Angelic cherubs.
(b) Stoic saints.
(c) Beautiful angels.
(d) Frightening monsters.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ceiling will be constructed using how many bays at a time?

2. While the windows are being installed the underside of the vaulted ceiling is ____________.

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

4. To what might this unique device be compared?

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

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