View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the old cathedral?

2. The space between piers is filled with tracery. What is tracery?

3. The walls of the choir are constructed in how many phases?

4. Huge roof timbers are ordered from __________.

5. From where did much of the new lumber come?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the transportation of the lumber and stone.

2. Who makes the tools?

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. Describe the buttresses and how they function.

6. How do the workmen reach the scaffolding?

7. What takes place once the foundation is completed?

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

9. Describe the excavation of the foundation.

10. How do the flying buttresses work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The plans for the cathedral are much like other Gothic cathedrals.

Part 1) Describe the cathedral's plans. How are they like the plans for other Gothic cathedrals?

Part 2) Are buildings constructed in this style today? Why or why not? How might the planning process be different for a Gothic cathedral today?

Part 3) Compare Gothic architecture to modern architecture. What similarities exist? What are the differences?

Essay Topic 2

Several deaths are mentioned in this story.

Part 1) Describe these deaths. How do they occur? How do they affect construction of the cathedral?

Part 2) Would building projects today continue with deaths such as these? Why or why not?

Part 3) Do deaths like this occur in building projects today? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

A great wheel is used to hoist supplies for the vaulted ceiling.

Part 1) Describe this great wheel. How does it work to hoist supplies? What other machines are used to make the building of this cathedral possible?

Part 2) What does this machine reveal about the technology of the time? How does it compare to the technology of today?

Part 3) How have these early machines influenced the machines of today?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 790 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample