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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to the old cathedral?

3. To whom are the drawings presented?

4. Does the floor plan show only the general outline?

5. What else is done to this location?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is done with the cut limestone?

2. What does the carpenter do once the design has been approved?

3. What is the job of each master craftsman?

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

5. What first takes place in the spring of 1253?

6. What types of tools are needed in the workshops?

7. What is done first to the site to prepare it for the building of the new cathedral?

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

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

10. Who is William in charge of hiring?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several architects throughout the process of building this cathedral.

Part 1) Who are these architects? What role does each play in the construction of the cathedral?

Part 2) What must be known by an architect in the 12th century? Do you consider an architect today less skilled, as skilled, or more skilled? Why?

Part 3) How different might building a cathedral be today? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Training and discipline were required for the successful completion of this cathedral.

Part 1) Describe the training necessary for a project such as this. Could artisans today build it in a similar way? Why or why not?

Part 2) Why is discipline necessary? Is this type of discipline found in projects today? Why or why not?

Part 3) What are your thoughts on this project and its completion after eighty-six years?

Essay Topic 3

Stained glass is made for the windows.

Part 1) Describe the process of making stained glass. How might this process have been created?

Part 2) How might this process compare to the making of stained glass today?

Part 3) How are you affected by this and other processes involved in the construction of the cathedral? How has your opinion of design, architecture, science, and art been altered by this book and the processes described?

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