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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. Who leads the church in Chutreaux?

2. The roof is located above the vaulting, and consists of _____________ frames.

3. _______________ support the stones of the flying buttress while the mortar cures.

4. The stones are marked for what purposes?

5. Why is the answer to number 39 part of the preparation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the master quarryman doing at the same time?

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

3. What happens once the site is cleared?

4. What is done with the cut limestone?

5. Describe the building of the scaffolding.

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

7. How much more work is done until the roof is begun?

8. Describe the transportation of the lumber and stone.

9. What is completed by this point in the book? How long has the cathedral been under construction?

10. Who is William in charge of hiring?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The cathedral has three huge doors.

Part 1) Describe these doors. How are they made?

Part 2) Why are they so large? How is the structure made to support these large doors?

Part 3) How might you feel walking in through this cathedral's large doors? How do these doors affect the aesthetics of the entire cathedral?

Essay Topic 2

Several deaths are mentioned in this story.

Part 1) Describe these deaths. How do they occur? How do they affect construction of the cathedral?

Part 2) Would building projects today continue with deaths such as these? Why or why not?

Part 3) Do deaths like this occur in building projects today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

There are several architects throughout the process of building this cathedral.

Part 1) Who are these architects? What role does each play in the construction of the cathedral?

Part 2) What must be known by an architect in the 12th century? Do you consider an architect today less skilled, as skilled, or more skilled? Why?

Part 3) How different might building a cathedral be today? Why?

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