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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1302 the glass makers begin to make the colored glass for ___________.
(a) The huge cathedral windows.
(b) The sculptures.
(c) The floor tiles.
(d) The skylights.

2. By 1332 the___________________, of the cathedral is nearly complete.
(a) Front, or west end.
(b) Back, or south end.
(c) Back, or east end.
(d) Front, or north end.

3. __________ drain pipes are located around the roof and lead to stone gutters across the flying buttresses.
(a) Copper.
(b) Lead.
(c) Steel.
(d) Iron.

4. Simultaneously, the foundation for what is begun?
(a) The transept.
(b) The triforium.
(c) The clerestory.
(d) The trusses.

5. The axle of the device is attached to what?
(a) A handle.
(b) A platform.
(c) The wall.
(d) A lifting rope.

6. A unique device used for raising supplies is known as what?
(a) The great elevator.
(b) The great lifter.
(c) The great lever.
(d) The great wheel.

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

8. Various kinds of metals are added to different batches of glass to___________.
(a) Color the glass.
(b) Seal the glass.
(c) Distort the glass.
(d) Strengthen the glass.

9. Masons then lay courses of light __________ stones over the wooden spanners.
(a) Tracery.
(b) Wood spanners.
(c) Lagging.
(d) Webbing.

10. While the windows are being installed the underside of the vaulted ceiling is ____________.
(a) Plastered and painted.
(b) Decorated.
(c) Created.
(d) Carved.

11. In 1280, how long has it been since construction started?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Thirty-eight years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Twenty-eight years.

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

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

14. The roof timbers are thickly coated in ___________.
(a) Resin.
(b) Glue.
(c) Pitch.
(d) Asbestos.

15. Who replaces this man?
(a) Phillippe of Visoir.
(b) John Paul.
(c) Etienne of Gaston.
(d) Jeanne d'Arc.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the ribs are completed, carpenters install _____________.

2. Does this transition period interrupt the work on the cathedral?

3. In 1280, the choir of the cathedral is ready to receive ___________.

4. The cathedral's three huge doors are built--the center door is almost _____________ feet high.

5. By 1330 what is finally completed?

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