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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In most respects, what are the two drawings typical of?
(a) Romanesque-period.
(b) Renaissance-period.
(c) Baroque-period.
(d) Gothic-period.

2. The vault and ceiling put what on the piers and walls?
(a) A horizontal strain.
(b) A lateral strain.
(c) An upward strain.
(d) A downward strain.

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

4. What construction is the work site then prepared for?
(a) Scaffolding and workshops.
(b) Scaffolding and centerings.
(c) Forges and centerings.
(d) Workshops and a forge.

5. Once the site is cleared, the location of what are surveyed?
(a) The altar and aisle.
(b) The sanctuary and Bishop's palace.
(c) The fellowship hall and choir.
(d) The apse and choir.

6. Who provides the answer to number 29?
(a) The master sculptor.
(b) The master carpenter.
(c) The master mason.
(d) The architect.

7. The piers of the choir of Chutreaux will be ________ feet high and six to eight feet thick.
(a) 160.
(b) 200.
(c) 220.
(d) 180.

8. 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 scaffolding and tools.
(d) The construction of the cathedral.

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

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

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

12. What happens to the old cathedral?
(a) It is demolished.
(b) It is not touched.
(c) It is altered.
(d) It is moved.

13. Why is the answer to number 39 part of the preparation?
(a) To aid in the raising of walls.
(b) To produce tools and nails.
(c) To produce tools and scaffolding.
(d) To aid in the construction of the roof.

14. The roof is located above the vaulting, and consists of _____________ frames.
(a) Triangular.
(b) Rectangular.
(c) Oblong.
(d) Square.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Eventually the chapels in the apse are finished and __________________ of the choir are nearly finished.

2. These buttresses look like ___________.

3. What else is done to this location?

4. Once the design has been approved the master carpenter takes about ___________ men into the forest of Chantilly and cuts timber.

5. Who is William responsible for hiring?

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