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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to a portion of the Bishop's palace?
(a) It is attached to the new cathedral.
(b) It is altered.
(c) It is demolished.
(d) It is remodeled.

2. Does the floor plan show only the general outline?
(a) No, it also shows the locations of stairs, doors, and windows, and it illustrates how the new cathedral will interface with the existing crypt.
(b) No, it also shows how the new cathedral will interface with the existing crypt.
(c) No, it also shows the location of stairs, doors, and windows.
(d) Yes.

3. In the spring of _________ the Bishop of Chutreaux blesses the first foundation stone and it is lowered into the excavated foundations.
(a) 1325
(b) 1235.
(c) 1253.
(d) 1352.

4. What are used to transport the materials through the city to the work site?
(a) Mules.
(b) Carts.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Boats.

5. William has much experience working on other cathedrals in _______________________.
(a) France, Brussels, and Italy.
(b) France, Italy, and England.
(c) France, Germany, and Sweden.
(d) France, England, and Germany.

6. _______ walls span some portions of the cathedrals.
(a) Semi-solid.
(b) Solid.
(c) Hollow.
(d) Transparent.

7. The walls are complex and consist of piers, or _________, that support the vault and roof.
(a) Columns.
(b) Sheets.
(c) Layers.
(d) Boards.

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

9. The masons place the stones while who mix and apply the mortar?
(a) The laborers.
(b) The slaves.
(c) The mortar craftsmen.
(d) The mason apprentices.

10. Who controls funds in the church in Chutreaux?
(a) A group of clergymen known as the chapter.
(b) The King of France.
(c) A group of master craftsmen.
(d) The people of Chutreaux.

11. The foundation is built to ___________ standards.
(a) Somewhat accurate.
(b) Exacting.
(c) Poor.
(d) Mediocre.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who provides the answer to number 29?

2. What do the various dashed lines between the piers on the floor plan show?

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

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

5. How is the cut lumber transported to Chutreaux?

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