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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. Why are the roof timbers coated in this?

2. As the men walk so the axle turns and winds up ________, lifting very heavy loads from the floor.

3. What are these down spouts called?

4. The flying buttresses of the choir are completed and the centerings are readied for ___________.

5. The glass is removed from the pipe and _________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Wiliam of Planz replaced?

3. How is the ceiling constructed?

4. How is the stone for the vaulted ceiling lifted?

5. What are cast for the cathedral? How are they unique?

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

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

8. What do the glass makers begin in 1302? Of what is this made?

9. When is the transept and most of its vaulting completed?

10. Describe the drain pipes.

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

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

The illustrations throughout this book are very important.

Part 1) Describe the illustrations. How are these illustrations useful? Would this book be as understandable without the illustrations? Why or why not?

Part 2) What do these illustrations reveal about building in the Middle Ages? How might these illustrations compare to architectural drawings today?

Part 3) What do these illustrations reveal about technology, education, engineering, and architecture in the Middle Ages?

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