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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 21 - 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once the mortar cures, what happens?
(a) The stilts are removed.
(b) The centerings are removed.
(c) The framers are removed.
(d) The hurdles are removed.

2. Once the site is cleared, the location of what are surveyed?
(a) The fellowship hall and choir.
(b) The sanctuary and Bishop's palace.
(c) The altar and aisle.
(d) The apse and choir.

3. _______ walls span some portions of the cathedrals.
(a) Solid.
(b) Semi-solid.
(c) Transparent.
(d) Hollow.

4. What construction is the work site then prepared for?
(a) Scaffolding and workshops.
(b) Scaffolding and centerings.
(c) Workshops and a forge.
(d) Forges and centerings.

5. What halts construction for five months?
(a) The winter.
(b) A terrible storm.
(c) An earthquake.
(d) A volcanic eruption.

Short Answer Questions

1. These buttresses look like ___________.

2. The chapter hires a ___________ architect named William of Planz.

3. The roof is located above the vaulting, and consists of _____________ frames.

4. Huge roof timbers are ordered from __________.

5. After _______ more years of labor the walls of the choir and aisle are completed and work begins on the cathedral roof.

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