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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Historically, did many such work stoppages occur in cathedral building?
(a) Sometimes.
(b) Yes.
(c) No.
(d) Rarely.

3. How many years has it been since construction began?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Twenty-nine.
(d) Thirty-nine.

4. The cathedral is mostly complete and has taken how many years to build thus far?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Fifty-four.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Sixty-four.

5. Why are these wooden arches placed from pier to pier?
(a) To give support to sculptures and light fixtures that are to hang from the vaulted ceiling.
(b) To make the ceiling curve.
(c) To give the vaulted ceiling stone ribs support while the mortar cures.
(d) To make the ceiling more aesthetically pleasing.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. By ___________ the cathedral is completed.

4. Why are the roof timbers coated in this?

5. The stones that comprise the ribs of the vaulted ceiling are called ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the workings of the great wheel.

2. What happens to the Bishop in 1281?

3. How is the completion of the cathedral celebrated?

4. Describe the glass for this cathedral and how it is installed.

5. What are cast for the cathedral? How are they unique?

6. What happens in 1306?

7. When is the transept and most of its vaulting completed?

8. How are the bells finished?

9. What do the glass makers begin in 1302? Of what is this made?

10. What has taken place by 1332? What has taken place by 1338?

(see the answer keys)

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