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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. From where does the cut stone come?
(a) Bavaria.
(b) Burgundy.
(c) Somme.
(d) Chantilly.
2. From where did much of the new lumber come?
(a) Somme.
(b) Bavaria.
(c) Burgundy.
(d) Chantilly.
3. Why do the people of Chutreaux decide to honor God by building a new cathedral?
(a) Because of many deadly bouts Black Plague.
(b) Because of a prolonger period of financial strain.
(c) Because God has asked them to build him a cathedral.
(d) Because of a prolonged period of financial prosperity and freedom from such things as the plague and famine.
4. How is the cut lumber transported to Chutreaux?
(a) By land.
(b) By car.
(c) By air.
(d) By water.
5. At this time the cathedral has been under construction for how many years?
(a) Twenty-eight years.
(b) Eighty years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Eighteen years.
Short Answer Questions
1. What else is done to this location?
2. For what do they cut timber?
3. ______________, stone tracery and sixty-foot high windows, rises sixty feet for a total vertical rise of 160 feet.
4. _______ walls span some portions of the cathedrals.
5. The foundation is built to ___________ standards.
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the excavation of the foundation.
2. Who is William in charge of hiring?
3. Who is in charge of Chutreaux? How do they deal with the hiring of the architect for this new cathedral?
4. Describe the three phases of the construction of the walls of the choir.
5. How much more work is done until the roof is begun?
6. What takes place once the foundation is completed?
7. Describe the transportation of the lumber and stone.
8. How long has the cathedral been under construction at this point in the book?
9. Describe the mortice-and-tenon construction method. How is this used in the construction of the cathedral?
10. What are used to remove some of the strain placed on the walls?
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