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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 down spouts are stone sculptures made to look like ___________.
(a) Angelic cherubs.
(b) Stoic saints.
(c) Frightening monsters.
(d) Beautiful angels.

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

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

4. The glass is spun outward into ___________.
(a) A large balloon.
(b) A large oval.
(c) A large curved disk.
(d) A large flat disk.

5. 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) Copper.
(c) Bronze.
(d) Iron.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who replaces this man?

2. How does he die?

3. Why does work stop?

4. The vaulted ceiling is built _________ feet above the foundation.

5. Wooden arches, like ____________, are placed from pier to pier.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the creation of the spire.

2. Describe the cathedral's three huge doors.

3. Why is Wiliam of Planz replaced?

4. How are the bells finished?

5. Describe the bells in the belfry.

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

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

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

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

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

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