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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. During the year, William of Planz decides ___________.

2. These drain pipes then go to down spouts located on ___________.

3. Each of the bays is the square area between ________ piers at the corners.

4. In what year, does work resume?

5. Does this transition period interrupt the work on the cathedral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Wiliam of Planz replaced?

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. Describe the creation of the spire.

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

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

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

8. Describe the drain pipes.

9. What happens in 1306?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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