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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The exterior of the wax is then carved into to create ___________.
(a) A place for the copper to go.
(b) Handles for grabbing the bell.
(c) A handle to attach a rope.
(d) The decorations that will be on the outside of the bell.

3. The ___________ ceiling requires much heavy stone.
(a) Cove.
(b) Lathe.
(c) Vaulted.
(d) Shed.

4. A tympanum, or ________________, is created to go above each door.
(a) Spire.
(b) Belfry.
(c) Semicircular sculpted panel.
(d) Down spout.

5. The cathedral's three huge doors are built--the center door is almost _____________ feet high.
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Forty.

6. Then the model is covered in about ______ inches of wax.
(a) Four.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

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

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

9. Why are the people of Chutreaux lucky?
(a) The architect is quickly replaced.
(b) The clergy change their minds.
(c) Their work stoppage lasts only five years.
(d) The cathedral is basically finished.

10. Huge sheets of roofing ________ are made on the ground and then hoisted into place.
(a) Wood.
(b) Lead.
(c) Steel.
(d) Iron.

11. The finished wax represents ___________.
(a) The last step in the bell-making process.
(b) The size, thickness, and shape of the bell.
(c) The general size of the bell.
(d) The general shape of the bell.

12. With what are the sheets attached?
(a) Pegs.
(b) Nails.
(c) Bolts.
(d) Screws.

13. The smaller pieces are assembled into panes as large as __________ inches square, the pieces being held together by lead channels.
(a) Forty.
(b) Sixty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Fifty.

14. How large are these window panes?
(a) As large as fifty feet high.
(b) As large as seventy feet high.
(c) As large as sixty feet high.
(d) As large as eighty feet high.

15. They meet at the center of the bay in a crossing pattern and are locked together by what?
(a) A specially-shaped keystone.
(b) Mortar.
(c) A steel keystone.
(d) Cement.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the men walk so the axle turns and winds up ________, lifting very heavy loads from the floor.

2. The ribs themselves carry the weight of __________, or ceiling stones.

3. A unique device used for raising supplies is known as what?

4. Who replaces William of Planz?

5. The glass itself is made from ___________.

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