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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. Wooden arches, like ____________, are placed from pier to pier.

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

4. Where are these wood spanners installed by the carpenters?

5. After the ribs are completed, carpenters install _____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the ceiling constructed?

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

3. What happens after the webbing has set hard?

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

5. How is the completion of the cathedral celebrated?

6. What are vassoirs?

7. Why is Wiliam of Planz replaced?

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

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

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

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

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 3

1280 is a year that marks a huge transitional period in the construction of the cathedral.

Part 1) Describe the events that take place during this year. How is this a transitional period?

Part 2) Why is work not interrupted? What does this say about the organization of this project?

Part 3) What other periods of significance exist in the building of this cathedral? How are these periods significant?

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