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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why is the answer to number 74 hung from the top of the wall instead of rising from the ground?
(a) Because it must go very high.
(b) Because the workmen are confused.
(c) Because it is safer hanging from the ceiling.
(d) Because it is easier to build this way.

4. By this time some work continues inside ___________.
(a) The Bishop's palace.
(b) The nearby houses.
(c) The various workshops.
(d) The cathedral.

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

6. Why do the people of Chutreaux decide to honor God by building a new cathedral?
(a) Because of a prolonged period of financial prosperity and freedom from such things as the plague and famine.
(b) Because of many deadly bouts Black Plague.
(c) Because God has asked them to build him a cathedral.
(d) Because of a prolonger period of financial strain.

7. What does the wall elevation show?
(a) The triforium, the centerings, the stairways, and the vaulting.
(b) The arcade, the stairways, the clerestory ,and the vaulting.
(c) The arcade, the clerestory, the vaulting, and the centerings.
(d) The arcade, the triforium, the clerestory, and the vaulting.

8. 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.

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

10. The cut lumber is transported ___________ miles.
(a) Thousands of.
(b) Very few.
(c) Several.
(d) Two.

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

12. The foundation for the apse and choir is completed after about how many months of work?
(a) Ten
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

13. As the various workshops begin production, what do they require?
(a) Approval from the people of Chutreaux.
(b) Some basic tools.
(c) Various specialized tools.
(d) Many meetings with the architect.

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

15. Once the design has been approved the master carpenter takes about ___________ men into the forest of Chantilly and cuts timber.
(a) Twenty.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Twenty thousand.
(d) Two thousand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As always, what interrupts most of the work for about five months?

3. Why did William of Planz design buttresses around the cathedral's outside walls?

4. The vault and ceiling put what on the piers and walls?

5. To date, over how many men have been involved in this project?

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