View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the master craftsman take on?
(a) Apprentices and assistants.
(b) Other architects.
(c) The chapter.
(d) Other master craftsmen.

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

3. During this time the new stonework and new in-place mortar are covered with what?
(a) Plaster.
(b) Paint.
(c) Fabric.
(d) A matting of straw and dung.

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

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

6. To whom are the drawings presented?
(a) The Bishop and the Chapter.
(b) The townspeople.
(c) The Chapter.
(d) The king.

7. ______________, stone tracery and sixty-foot high windows, rises sixty feet for a total vertical rise of 160 feet.
(a) The aisle.
(b) The sanctuary.
(c) The clerestory.
(d) The triforium.

8. As the walls grow higher the workmen build what?
(a) Wooden scaffolding.
(b) Wooden stilts.
(c) Wooden ladders.
(d) Wooden stairs.

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

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

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

12. How long has the project taken?
(a) About two months.
(b) About four months.
(c) About one month.
(d) About three months.

13. 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) Yes.
(c) No, it also shows the location of stairs, doors, and windows.
(d) No, it also shows how the new cathedral will interface with the existing crypt.

14. Why did William of Planz design buttresses around the cathedral's outside walls?
(a) For aesthetic purposes.
(b) To cover up seams in the walls.
(c) To support the walls from buckling outward.
(d) To balance out the large windows.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. _______ walls span some portions of the cathedrals.

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

3. As the mortar cures what does it do?

4. Why do the people of Chutreaux decide to honor God by building a new cathedral?

5. What does each master craftsman then establish?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 513 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample