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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. At this time the cathedral has been under construction for how many years?
(a) Eighty years.
(b) Twenty-eight years.
(c) Eighteen years.
(d) Eight years.

2. Why do the people of Chutreaux decide to honor God by building a new cathedral?
(a) Because God has asked them to build him a cathedral.
(b) Because of many deadly bouts Black Plague.
(c) Because of a prolonger period of financial strain.
(d) Because of a prolonged period of financial prosperity and freedom from such things as the plague and famine.

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

4. The space between piers is filled with tracery. What is tracery?
(a) Insulation.
(b) Cement.
(c) A stone framework with glass windows.
(d) Wood chips.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does each master craftsman then establish?

2. What halts construction for five months?

3. The scaffolding holds hurdles, or ____________ made from woven sticks.

4. What happens to a portion of the Bishop's palace?

5. In the twelfth century the people of Europe believed that God was ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How much more work is done until the roof is begun?

2. Who is in charge of Chutreaux? How do they deal with the hiring of the architect for this new cathedral?

3. How do the workmen reach the scaffolding?

4. How many men have been employed in this project so far? How long has this project been in process?

5. Describe the building of the scaffolding.

6. What does the wall elevation show?

7. What is the master quarryman doing at the same time?

8. What are used to remove some of the strain placed on the walls?

9. What is the job of each master craftsman?

10. Describe the buttresses and how they function.

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