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"Cathedral"

(David Macaulay's series)

1. Aside from being a spiritual center, the __________ became the focus of city life.

A) Priest.
B) Marketplace.
C) Cathedral.
D) Palace.

2. The floor plan of most churches is in the shape of the __________.

A) Cross.
B) Crown of Thorns.
C) Star of David.
D) Crescent Moon.

3. The wide ambulatory and __________ in a church provide for easy movement, even during crowded services.

A) Stained glass windows.
B) Baptistery.
C) Flying buttresses.
D) Side aisles.

4. The Royal Abbey Church of St. Denis in France is where the __________ style began.

A) Early Christian.
B) Romanesque.
C) Greekesque.
D) Gothic.

5. To Abbot Suger, God's presence meant light, which comes into the church through the __________.

A) Front doors.
B) Stained glass windows.
C) Flying buttresses.
D) Bell tower.

6. Flying buttresses bear much of the weight of the vaulting (roof), thus allowing for a wide aisle and a wall of __________.

A) Stone.
B) Brick.
C) Stained glass.
D) Cement.

7. What attracted people to the cathedral from far away?

A) Advertisements in newspapers.
B) Relics.
C) Boredom.
D) Sunday brunch.

8. The Gothic cathedral was essentially built as a stage for the __________, in which worshippers reenact the Last Supper.

A) Mass.
B) Christmas play.
C) King's coronation.
D) Pope.

9. With its sculpture and stained glass, the cathedral has been referred to as a three dimensional picture book of __________.

A) Architecture.
B) Religious instruction.
C) Art making.
D) Courtly manners.

10. Most of the prominent cathedrals are dedicated to "Notre Dame," which means __________.

A) The Fighting Irish.
B) Jesus Christ.
C) Our Dam.
D) Our Lady.

11. The size and splendor of the cathedral assured the promise of eternal life in __________.

A) France.
B) Western Europe.
C) The Church.
D) God's Kingdom.
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