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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the various dashed lines between the piers on the floor plan show?

2. ______________, stone tracery and sixty-foot high windows, rises sixty feet for a total vertical rise of 160 feet.

3. The master quarryman supervises about ____________ men cutting limestone.

4. Once the design has been approved the master carpenter takes about ___________ men into the forest of Chantilly and cuts timber.

5. The stones are marked for what purposes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is the roof located? Of what does it consist?

2. How do the flying buttresses work?

3. Describe the three phases of the construction of the walls of the choir.

4. Upon what are the flying buttresses built? Why?

5. Describe the buttresses and how they function.

6. Who makes the tools?

7. Describe the transportation of the lumber and stone.

8. What are used to remove some of the strain placed on the walls?

9. What is the job of each master craftsman?

10. What does the carpenter do once the design has been approved?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Four bells are cast for the cathedral.

Part 1) Describe the process for creating these bells. How does learning about this process affect your feelings about these bells and other works of art?

Part 2) Why are the bells important to the cathedral? What purpose do they serve?

Part 3) Are bells in a cathedral still relevant today? Why or why not? What else is used for a similar purpose today?

Essay Topic 2

Many artisans were used in the building of this cathedral.

Part 1) Describe the various groups of artisans. How did they help to construct this cathedral?

Part 2) What might the training for these craftsman be like? How might this compare to similar craftsmen's training today?

Part 3) Are these types of artisans used in building projects today? If so, how? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

A great wheel is used to hoist supplies for the vaulted ceiling.

Part 1) Describe this great wheel. How does it work to hoist supplies? What other machines are used to make the building of this cathedral possible?

Part 2) What does this machine reveal about the technology of the time? How does it compare to the technology of today?

Part 3) How have these early machines influenced the machines of today?

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