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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. _____________ later laborers in Chutreaux begin to clear the site of the new cathedral.
(a) Several months.
(b) One week.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Several weeks.

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

3. What does the wall elevation show?
(a) The arcade, the clerestory, the vaulting, and the centerings.
(b) The triforium, the centerings, the stairways, and the vaulting.
(c) The arcade, the stairways, the clerestory ,and the vaulting.
(d) The arcade, the triforium, the clerestory, and the vaulting.

4. Once the design has been approved the master carpenter takes about ___________ men into the forest of Chantilly and cuts timber.
(a) Twenty thousand.
(b) Two thousand.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) Twenty.

5. Finally, the new foundation for the apse and choir is _______________.
(a) Demolished.
(b) Designed.
(c) Explored.
(d) Excavated.

6. In the spring of _________ the Bishop of Chutreaux blesses the first foundation stone and it is lowered into the excavated foundations.
(a) 1235.
(b) 1325
(c) 1352.
(d) 1253.

7. The cut lumber is transported ___________ miles.
(a) Two.
(b) Several.
(c) Very few.
(d) Thousands of.

8. What happens to the old cathedral?
(a) It is not touched.
(b) It is altered.
(c) It is demolished.
(d) It is moved.

9. Who is William responsible for hiring?
(a) The peasants who do hard labor on the project.
(b) The apprentices who work under him.
(c) The members of the chapter.
(d) The master craftsmen who work under him.

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

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

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

13. The piers of the choir of Chutreaux will be ________ feet high and six to eight feet thick.
(a) 160.
(b) 180.
(c) 200.
(d) 220.

14. Who leads the church in Chutreaux?
(a) The Bishop.
(b) The community.
(c) The King.
(d) The President.

15. In the twelfth century the people of Europe believed that God was ___________.
(a) Somewhat important.
(b) Very important.
(c) Not important.
(d) The most important force in their lives.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the cut lumber transported to Chutreaux?

3. Who fabricates the metal components of the tools?

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

5. The complex series of foundation excavations are executed according to ___________.

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