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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Huge roof timbers are ordered from __________.
(a) Germany.
(b) Russia.
(c) Scandinavia.
(d) Italy.

2. What is done with the Romanesque crypt?
(a) It is moved to another town.
(b) It is destroyed.
(c) It is saved.
(d) It is altered.

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

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

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

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

7. The buttresses must be built upon temporary wooden frames called ____________.
(a) Stilts.
(b) Centerings.
(c) Framers.
(d) Hurdles.

8. At this time the cathedral has been under construction for how many years?
(a) Twenty-eight years.
(b) Eighteen years.
(c) Eighty years.
(d) Eight years.

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

10. 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.

11. Where do they cut limestone?
(a) In Paris.
(b) In the town of Chutreaux.
(c) In the forest outside Chutreaux.
(d) In the Somme valley.

12. These buttresses look like ___________.
(a) Large columns.
(b) Drain pipes.
(c) Large monsters.
(d) Bricks.

13. The master quarryman supervises about ____________ men cutting limestone.
(a) Thirty thousand.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Three thousand.

14. Most of the walls are two vertical walls with a space between that is filled with ___________.
(a) Concrete.
(b) Straw.
(c) Insulation.
(d) Stone.

15. Once the mortar cures, what happens?
(a) The hurdles are removed.
(b) The stilts are removed.
(c) The framers are removed.
(d) The centerings are removed.

Short Answer Questions

1. The walls are complex and consist of piers, or _________, that support the vault and roof.

2. Finally, the new foundation for the apse and choir is _______________.

3. The piers of the choir of Chutreaux will be ________ feet high and six to eight feet thick.

4. As the new cathedral is to be enormous, the foundation is dug to what depth?

5. Who fabricates the metal components of the tools?

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