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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the various dashed lines between the piers on the floor plan show?
(a) The location of windows.
(b) The pattern of the brick.
(c) The ribs of the vaulted ceiling.
(d) The stairs.

2. Why did William of Planz design buttresses around the cathedral's outside walls?
(a) To cover up seams in the walls.
(b) To balance out the large windows.
(c) To support the walls from buckling outward.
(d) For aesthetic purposes.

3. To what might this unique device be compared?
(a) A pulley.
(b) A wheel for guinea pigs.
(c) A crane.
(d) An elevator.

4. The axle of the device is attached to what?
(a) A lifting rope.
(b) A platform.
(c) The wall.
(d) A handle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are many houses demolished?

2. The walls of the choir are constructed in how many phases?

3. Where do they cut limestone?

4. Who controls funds in the church in Chutreaux?

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

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