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

2. The largest simple pieces of glass are about __________ inches square.
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Seven.

3. By 1330 what is finally completed?
(a) The nave.
(b) The windows.
(c) The pews.
(d) The altar.

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

5. Construction continues through ________ when the transept and most of its vaulting is completed.
(a) 1203.
(b) 1312.
(c) 1321.
(d) 1302.

Short Answer Questions

1. All work on the cathedral stops in what year?

2. Who replaces this man?

3. A tympanum, or ________________, is created to go above each door.

4. The glass is spun outward into ___________.

5. The smaller pieces are assembled into panes as large as __________ inches square, the pieces being held together by lead channels.

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the bells finished?

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

3. Describe the bells in the belfry.

4. Why is Wiliam of Planz replaced?

5. Describe the cathedral's three huge doors.

6. How tall is the vaulted ceiling? What is used to support this massive structure?

7. What happens after the webbing has set hard?

8. Describe the workings of the great wheel.

9. What happens to the Bishop in 1281?

10. When is the cathedral ready for the vaulted ceiling? What foundation is also built at the same time?

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