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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does he die?
(a) He contracts influenza.
(b) He falls from the scaffolding of the vaults.
(c) He becomes ill with a fever.
(d) He is killed by a worker.

2. These larger sections are then installed between stone ____________ and iron reinforcing bars to create individual window panes.
(a) Mellions.
(b) Mullions.
(c) Millions.
(d) Mallions.

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

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

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

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

7. The wax melts and runs out leaving a cavity in the clay. Molten _______________ is poured into the cavity and allowed to cool.
(a) Steel.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Copper.
(d) Iron.

8. This unique device is essentially a man-sized __________ that is operated by one or two men who walk around the inside of it.
(a) Wheel.
(b) Platform.
(c) Crane.
(d) Lever.

9. In 1281 who dies?
(a) The architect.
(b) The Bishop of Chutreaux.
(c) The Pope.
(d) The King of France.

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

11. The process begins when a solid model of the bell is made in ___________.
(a) Clay.
(b) Cement.
(c) Plaster of Paris.
(d) Clay and plaster of Paris.

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

13. Where are these wood spanners installed by the carpenters?
(a) Along the ribs.
(b) Along the centerings.
(c) Along the walls.
(d) Along the piers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are these ingredients mixed?

2. The wax is then coated in ___________.

3. When it rains, the water shoots out of ___________.

4. Why is each bell unique?

5. This period marks a huge transition in ____________________ of the cathedral.

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