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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 is the purpose of this pattern?

2. How large are these window panes?

3. In what year, does work resume?

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

5. The exterior of the wax is then carved into to create ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the bells in the belfry.

2. Describe the workings of the great wheel.

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

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

5. How tall is the vaulted ceiling? What is used to support this massive structure?

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

7. Why is Wiliam of Planz replaced?

8. What is significant about 1311, 1329, and 1330?

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

10. What are vassoirs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

Training and discipline were required for the successful completion of this cathedral.

Part 1) Describe the training necessary for a project such as this. Could artisans today build it in a similar way? Why or why not?

Part 2) Why is discipline necessary? Is this type of discipline found in projects today? Why or why not?

Part 3) What are your thoughts on this project and its completion after eighty-six years?

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