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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By 1332 the___________________, of the cathedral is nearly complete.
(a) Back, or east end.
(b) Front, or north end.
(c) Back, or south end.
(d) Front, or west end.

2. What do the people do during this time to raise money?
(a) They display the remains of Saint Germain and request financial donations.
(b) The write letters to the Pope.
(c) They ask the king to help them.
(d) They have a bake sale.

3. As the men walk so the axle turns and winds up ________, lifting very heavy loads from the floor.
(a) A leather strap.
(b) Very tight.
(c) The rope.
(d) The wall.

4. Who replaces William of Planz?
(a) Robert of Burgundy.
(b) Robert of Normandy.
(c) Robert of Vane.
(d) Robert of Cormont.

5. Two wooden ___________ cross each other at the middle of the square.
(a) Centerings.
(b) Traceries.
(c) Webbings.
(d) Piers.

6. Why are these wooden arches placed from pier to pier?
(a) To give support to sculptures and light fixtures that are to hang from the vaulted ceiling.
(b) To give the vaulted ceiling stone ribs support while the mortar cures.
(c) To make the ceiling curve.
(d) To make the ceiling more aesthetically pleasing.

7. The wax melts and runs out leaving a cavity in the clay. Molten _______________ is poured into the cavity and allowed to cool.
(a) Bronze.
(b) Iron.
(c) Copper.
(d) Steel.

8. In 1302 the glass makers begin to make the colored glass for ___________.
(a) The sculptures.
(b) The huge cathedral windows.
(c) The skylights.
(d) The floor tiles.

9. How does he die?
(a) He contracts influenza.
(b) He is killed by a worker.
(c) He becomes ill with a fever.
(d) He falls from the scaffolding of the vaults.

10. How many bells are cast for the cathedral?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

11. Why is each bell unique?
(a) They are each decorated with a different scene from the Bible.
(b) The clay mold used to cast the bronze bell is destroyed during the casting process.
(c) They are each made by a different craftsman.
(d) They are made in different cities by different workshops.

12. In 1280, how long has it been since construction started?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Thirty-eight years.
(d) Twenty-eight years.

13. This unique device is essentially a man-sized __________ that is operated by one or two men who walk around the inside of it.
(a) Lever.
(b) Platform.
(c) Wheel.
(d) Crane.

14. Various kinds of metals are added to different batches of glass to___________.
(a) Distort the glass.
(b) Color the glass.
(c) Strengthen the glass.
(d) Seal the glass.

15. Why does work stop?
(a) The Bishop no longer wants the cathedral completed.
(b) The Chapter runs out of money.
(c) The architect dies.
(d) The Chapter decides to cancel the project.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else does this ceiling also require?

2. These sheets are used to cover ___________________ making a weatherproof roof.

3. The cathedral is mostly complete and has taken how many years to build thus far?

4. Wooden arches, like ____________, are placed from pier to pier.

5. All work on the cathedral stops in what year?

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