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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. During this time the new stonework and new in-place mortar are covered with what?
(a) Plaster.
(b) A matting of straw and dung.
(c) Fabric.
(d) Paint.

2. The master quarryman supervises about ____________ men cutting limestone.
(a) Thirty thousand.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Three hundred.
(d) Three thousand.

3. Where do they cut limestone?
(a) In the town of Chutreaux.
(b) In the forest outside Chutreaux.
(c) In the Somme valley.
(d) In Paris.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the people of Chutreaux decide to honor God by building a new cathedral?

2. The outward buckling force is then transferred from the piers and walls to the buttresses by arches known as ___________.

3. How did all this lumber and stone get to Chutreaux?

4. What is this locale equipped with?

5. How many masters does William hire?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What takes place during the winter months?

3. Describe the mortice-and-tenon construction method. How is this used in the construction of the cathedral?

4. Upon what are the flying buttresses built? Why?

5. What takes place once the foundation is completed?

6. Describe the three phases of the construction of the walls of the choir.

7. Where is the roof located? Of what does it consist?

8. Describe the building of the scaffolding.

9. Describe the buttresses and how they function.

10. What happens once the site is cleared?

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