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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The walls of the choir are constructed in how many phases?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

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

4. What halts construction for five months?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) A volcanic eruption.
(c) A terrible storm.
(d) The winter.

5. What does each master craftsman then establish?
(a) A workshop for their respective trade.
(b) A workshop for all the trades involved.
(c) A place to live during the building of the cathedral.
(d) A reputation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. _____________ later laborers in Chutreaux begin to clear the site of the new cathedral.
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Several months.
(c) One week.
(d) Several weeks.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fabricates the metal components of the tools?

2. In the twelfth century the people of Europe believed that God was ___________.

3. What construction is the work site then prepared for?

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

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

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