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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What else is done to this location?
(a) It is marked with stakes.
(b) It is smoothed.
(c) It is destroyed.
(d) It is decorated.

2. Where are most of these skilled workers drawn from?
(a) Around the world.
(b) The citizenry of Chutreaux.
(c) Neighboring kingdoms.
(d) Other countries.

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

4. As the new cathedral is to be enormous, the foundation is dug to what depth?
(a) Twenty feet.
(b) Ten feet.
(c) Two hundred feet.
(d) Twenty-five feet.

5. Who hoists the materials out of the boats?
(a) Carpenters.
(b) Blacksmiths.
(c) Locals.
(d) Slaves.

6. _____________, a row of arches and a narrow passageway, rises twenty feet.
(a) The triforium.
(b) The trefoils.
(c) The pier.
(d) The emporium.

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

8. 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.

9. The outward buckling force is then transferred from the piers and walls to the buttresses by arches known as ___________.
(a) Flying buttresses.
(b) Flinging buttresses.
(c) Singing buttresses.
(d) Sailing buttresses.

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

11. How many masters does William hire?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

12. The master quarryman supervises about ____________ men cutting limestone.
(a) Thirty.
(b) Thirty thousand.
(c) Three hundred.
(d) Three thousand.

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

14. Eventually the chapels in the apse are finished and __________________ of the choir are nearly finished.
(a) The centerings and butresses.
(b) The piers and buttresses.
(c) The centerings and piers.
(d) The hurdles and piers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Does the floor plan show only the general outline?

2. William has much experience working on other cathedrals in _______________________.

3. Are these drawings approved?

4. Most importantly, the stone cutters work inside ___________.

5. Why is the answer to number 39 part of the preparation?

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