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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The glass makers then take a molten lump of glass on the end of a large hollow pipe and do what with it?
(a) Blow it up like a balloon.
(b) Cool it.
(c) Spin it.
(d) Shake it.

2. The ribs themselves carry the weight of __________, or ceiling stones.
(a) The webbing.
(b) The piers.
(c) The centerings.
(d) The tracery.

3. What is the purpose of this pattern?
(a) It was symbolic of making a long pilgrimage to the cathedral in search of God's favor.
(b) It was symbolic of Jesus as the fisher of men.
(c) It was symbolic of the connection between man and God.
(d) It was symbolic of the star over Bethlehem.

4. The glass itself is made from ___________.
(a) Dolomite and limestone.
(b) Beechwood ash and washed sand.
(c) Limestone and soda ash.
(d) Sodium bicarbonate and silica.

5. The largest simple pieces of glass are about __________ inches square.
(a) Five.
(b) Eight.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

6. How are these ingredients mixed?
(a) They are firmly pressed together.
(b) They are melted together at very high temperatures.
(c) They are cooled to a low temperature very slowly.
(d) They are stirred very quickly.

7. Sadly, in 1329 who dies?
(a) The Bishop.
(b) A member of the Chapter.
(c) Robert of Cormont.
(d) The Pope.

8. All work on the cathedral stops in what year?
(a) 1306.
(b) 1360.
(c) 1268.
(d) 1301.

9. These drain pipes then go to down spouts located on ___________.
(a) The buttresses.
(b) The gutters.
(c) The foundation.
(d) The roof.

10. How many bells are cast for the cathedral?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Seven.
(d) Four.

11. The glass is spun outward into ___________.
(a) A large oval.
(b) A large balloon.
(c) A large curved disk.
(d) A large flat disk.

12. The construction of the roof continues as the frames are set up with ___________.
(a) Scaffolding.
(b) Trustles.
(c) Trefoils.
(d) Trusses.

13. Two wooden ___________ cross each other at the middle of the square.
(a) Traceries.
(b) Centerings.
(c) Piers.
(d) Webbings.

14. Who replaces William of Planz?
(a) Robert of Normandy.
(b) Robert of Vane.
(c) Robert of Burgundy.
(d) Robert of Cormont.

15. Wooden arches, like ____________, are placed from pier to pier.
(a) Triforiums.
(b) Trefoils.
(c) Scaffolding.
(d) Centerings.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1302 the glass makers begin to make the colored glass for ___________.

2. The down spouts are stone sculptures made to look like ___________.

3. The cathedral is mostly complete and has taken how many years to build thus far?

4. The vaulted ceiling is built _________ feet above the foundation.

5. Historically, did many such work stoppages occur in cathedral building?

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