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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. The walls of the choir are constructed in how many phases?

2. What does each master craftsman then establish?

3. Who fabricates the wood components of the tools?

4. Once the mortar cures, what happens?

5. Are these drawings approved?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long has the cathedral been under construction at this point in the book?

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

3. How do the workmen reach the scaffolding?

4. Who makes the tools?

5. Describe the excavation of the foundation.

6. What types of tools are needed in the workshops?

7. Who is William in charge of hiring?

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

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

10. How many men have been employed in this project so far? How long has this project been in process?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

All work on the cathedral stops in 1306.

Part 1) Why does all the work stop? How does this stoppage compare to others during the Middle Ages?

Part 2) How are the people of Chutreaux lucky? How do they help to bring this luck upon themselves?

Part 3) What does this stoppage say about perseverance and the desire of the people to see this cathedral completed?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Stained glass is made for the windows.

Part 1) Describe the process of making stained glass. How might this process have been created?

Part 2) How might this process compare to the making of stained glass today?

Part 3) How are you affected by this and other processes involved in the construction of the cathedral? How has your opinion of design, architecture, science, and art been altered by this book and the processes described?

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