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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. In what year is the spire completed?

2. All work on the cathedral stops in what year?

3. Two wooden ___________ cross each other at the middle of the square.

4. Who replaces this man?

5. This unique device is essentially a man-sized __________ that is operated by one or two men who walk around the inside of it.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the bells in the belfry.

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

4. How does the casting process for the bells begin? What is the purpose of the wax?

5. How is the ceiling constructed?

6. What happens after the webbing has set hard?

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

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

9. What happens in 1306?

10. What takes place while the windows are being installed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The organizing of the building of this cathedral is very precise and orderly.

Part 1) Describe the steps involved in designing and constructing this cathedral? How is each step important?

Part 2) How is each aspect of the building project connected to another? How important is one step to another? Are there any flaws in this plan? If so, what are they? If not, how are there no flaws?

Part 3) Are the building projects as organized today? Why or why not? Are they as laborious? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Buttresses were used when building this cathedral.

Part 1) What are buttresses? What purpose do they serve? Are they necessary? Why or why not?

Part 2) What are three other aspects of the cathedral that are necessary during the building process? How are they necessary?

Part 3) Why are buttresses not needed today? What is still needed during a building project today? Why?

Essay Topic 3

God was important to the people of the 12th century.

Part 1) Describe his importance. Why was He important?

Part 2) How does His importance lead to the building of this cathedral? What aspects of this cathedral are made to honor Him?

Part 3) How do people show the importance of their religious beliefs today? How does this compare to the 12th century?

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