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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How many staircases does Chutreaux have?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

5. As the mortar cures what does it do?
(a) It binds the stones to each other.
(b) It binds the bricks to each other.
(c) It binds the pieces of glass to each other.
(d) It binds the timbers to each other.

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

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

8. After _______ more years of labor the walls of the choir and aisle are completed and work begins on the cathedral roof.
(a) Five.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Ten.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. William produces a floor plan and a wall elevation drawing. What is it based on?

2. The arcade of piers rises how far from the foundation?

3. What else is done to this location?

4. Who controls funds in the church in Chutreaux?

5. Why are the new stonework and mortar covered in this?

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