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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 41 - 59.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _______________ support the stones of the flying buttress while the mortar cures.
(a) The centerings.
(b) The hurdles.
(c) The framers.
(d) The stilts.

2. Who fabricates the metal components of the tools?
(a) The wheelwright.
(b) The carpenter.
(c) The cooper.
(d) The blacksmith.

3. With what are the sheets attached?
(a) Screws.
(b) Nails.
(c) Pegs.
(d) Bolts.

4. What else does this ceiling also require?
(a) Many architectural details.
(b) A great deal of mortar.
(c) A unique device is used to raise the stone and mortar to the ceiling.
(d) Sculptures and paintings.

5. The vaulted ceiling is built _________ feet above the foundation.
(a) 310.
(b) 130.
(c) 320.
(d) 230.

Short Answer Questions

1. To date, over how many men have been involved in this project?

2. This period marks a huge transition in ____________________ of the cathedral.

3. The foundation for the apse and choir is completed after about how many months of work?

4. What happens to a portion of the Bishop's palace?

5. Where are most of these skilled workers drawn from?

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