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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The stones are marked for what purposes?
(a) Tracking and remuneration.
(b) To know how much the carpenter is owed for his work.
(c) To know where they will go.
(d) To decorate the stone.

2. William produces a floor plan and a wall elevation drawing. What is it based on?
(a) Sheets of plaster.
(b) A chalkboard.
(c) Sheets of paper.
(d) Sheets of papyrus.

3. How did all this lumber and stone get to Chutreaux?
(a) By ships sailing through the ocean.
(b) By ships sailing up the river.
(c) By train through the countryside.
(d) By wagon along a dirt path.

4. For what do they cut timber?
(a) The construction of the carts to haul supplies.
(b) The construction of scaffolding, workshops, tools, and machines.
(c) The construction of the cathedral.
(d) The construction of the scaffolding and tools.

5. This typical ________ architecture technique allowed the piers to remain thin relative to their height.
(a) Hellenistic.
(b) Gothic.
(c) Romanesque.
(d) Baroque.

6. In the twelfth century the people of Europe believed that God was ___________.
(a) Somewhat important.
(b) Very important.
(c) Not important.
(d) The most important force in their lives.

7. Why are many houses demolished?
(a) The new cathedral is in a different style from these homes.
(b) The houses are not pleasing to the eye.
(c) The new cathedral is much larger than the old one.
(d) The owners have not paid their mortgages.

8. The chapter hires a ___________ architect named William of Planz.
(a) Flemish.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Scandinavian.

9. Workmen reach the scaffolding by using ______________ built into the walls of the cathedral.
(a) An elevator.
(b) The wooden circular staircases.
(c) Stilts.
(d) The stone circular staircases.

10. Each _____________ is mortared together.
(a) Stone.
(b) Piece of glass.
(c) Timber.
(d) Brick.

11. After _______ more years of labor the walls of the choir and aisle are completed and work begins on the cathedral roof.
(a) Five.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Ten.

12. Why are the walls filled with this?
(a) Solid stone walls would be too expensive.
(b) Some sort of insulation is needed to keep the cathdral a consistent temperature.
(c) It is very inexpensive.
(d) Concrete is stronger than stone.

13. This technique also allowed for more space for ___________.
(a) Statues.
(b) Windows.
(c) Tapestries.
(d) Crown molding.

14. From where did much of the new lumber come?
(a) Burgundy.
(b) Chantilly.
(c) Somme.
(d) Bavaria.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the cut lumber transported to Chutreaux?

2. How many staircases does Chutreaux have?

3. The walls are complex and consist of piers, or _________, that support the vault and roof.

4. ______________, stone tracery and sixty-foot high windows, rises sixty feet for a total vertical rise of 160 feet.

5. The piers of the choir of Chutreaux will be ________ feet high and six to eight feet thick.

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