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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 people do during this time to raise money?

2. When it rains, the water shoots out of ___________.

3. How does he die?

4. During the year, William of Planz decides ___________.

5. The cathedral is mostly complete and has taken how many years to build thus far?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the construction of the roof.

2. How is the completion of the cathedral celebrated?

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

4. What is the step that takes place after the ribs are completed?

5. What happens after the webbing has set hard?

6. How long has the project taken thus far? How important are the illustrations in this section?

7. What happens to the Bishop in 1281?

8. Describe the cathedral's three huge doors.

9. Describe the creation of the spire.

10. Describe the bells in the belfry.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The spire is completed in 1331.

Part 1) What is the spire? What is the purpose of a spire?

Part 2) What might the spire signify to the people in regards to the cathedral?

Part 3) What other aspects of the cathedral stand out? What purpose do these architectural details serve?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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