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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1330 what is finally completed?

2. Construction continues through ________ when the transept and most of its vaulting is completed.

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

4. The exterior of the wax is then carved into to create ___________.

5. Why does work stop?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How are the bells finished?

3. What is the step that takes place after the ribs are completed?

4. What is significant about 1311, 1329, and 1330?

5. How is the completion of the cathedral celebrated?

6. How is the stone for the vaulted ceiling lifted?

7. How is the ceiling constructed?

8. Why is Wiliam of Planz replaced?

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

10. Describe the construction of the roof.

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