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

2. Where are these wood spanners installed by the carpenters?
(a) Along the centerings.
(b) Along the walls.
(c) Along the ribs.
(d) Along the piers.

3. In 1281 who dies?
(a) The Bishop of Chutreaux.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The architect.
(d) The King of France.

4. Wooden arches, like ____________, are placed from pier to pier.
(a) Scaffolding.
(b) Triforiums.
(c) Trefoils.
(d) Centerings.

5. The moldings and capitals are also finished and stone slabs are laid on the floor in what pattern?
(a) Herringbone.
(b) Maze-like.
(c) Twill.
(d) Star.

Short Answer Questions

1. A tympanum, or ________________, is created to go above each door.

2. How many years has it been since construction began?

3. How are these ingredients mixed?

4. By 1332 the___________________, of the cathedral is nearly complete.

5. While the windows are being installed the underside of the vaulted ceiling is ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the casting process for the bells begin? What is the purpose of the wax?

2. What are cast for the cathedral? How are they unique?

3. Why is Wiliam of Planz replaced?

4. Describe the bells in the belfry.

5. How long has the project taken thus far? How important are the illustrations in this section?

6. How is the completion of the cathedral celebrated?

7. When is the transept and most of its vaulting completed?

8. Describe the drain pipes.

9. What is significant about 1311, 1329, and 1330?

10. What do the glass makers begin in 1302? Of what is this made?

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