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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. Once the mold is broken away, revealing the finished bell, the bells are shipped to the cathedral and hoisted into ___________.
(a) The spire.
(b) The steeple.
(c) The tympanum.
(d) The belfry.

2. Two wooden ___________ cross each other at the middle of the square.
(a) Traceries.
(b) Piers.
(c) Centerings.
(d) Webbings.

3. The roof timbers are thickly coated in ___________.
(a) Resin.
(b) Pitch.
(c) Asbestos.
(d) Glue.

4. Masons then lay courses of light __________ stones over the wooden spanners.
(a) Webbing.
(b) Lagging.
(c) Wood spanners.
(d) Tracery.

5. During the year, William of Planz decides ___________.
(a) He is no longer interested in this building project.
(b) He wants to change part of the design.
(c) He is too old to continue working.
(d) He is too ill to continue working.

Short Answer Questions

1. The ceiling will be constructed using how many bays at a time?

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

3. In what year is the spire completed?

4. How many years has it been since construction began?

5. Why are the people of Chutreaux lucky?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to the Bishop in 1281?

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

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

5. Describe the creation of the spire.

6. How are the bells finished?

7. Describe the construction of the roof.

8. Describe the drain pipes.

9. How do the glass makers create the various shapes of glass?

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

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