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Quick Reading Assessment: History

Quick Reading Assessment: History

Question 1 of 5

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According to the article, why was the Westminster Abbey triforium not completed after initially being started, but lay open and collecting debris for several hundred years?

Select one of the following:

  • The architects realized it was dangerous for pedestrians on the narrow wooden spiral staircase

  • The church heads decided they didn’t like the implications of having someone overlooking them

  • The triforium as a building feature went out of fashion shortly after it was commenced

Explanation

Question 2 of 5

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Based on the images that accompany the text and your understanding of a triforium as an arcaded gallery, which of the origins of the word “triforium” might be reasonable?

Select one of the following:

  • (LATIN) trans: "through" + foratum: "bored, drilled, cut”

  • (LATIN) tres: “three” + foris: “door, entrance”

  • Both of those origins could be reasonable

Explanation

Question 3 of 5

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Why is the wooden floor finally installed in the eighteenth century by Christopher Wren a key component, from the perspective of the historians and archaeologists working on the triforium contents today?

Select one of the following:

  • Wood as a material wouldn’t contract in cold weather or expand in hot weather, leaving the main Abbey structure itself perfectly intact over the years

  • The wood floor preserved the debris already there, and small cracks between the boards allowed further debris to fall through and accumulate

  • Wood floors are more humble than elaborate glazed and patterned tiles, which better suits the style of Westminster Abbey

Explanation

Question 4 of 5

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What is the cultural significance of the stained glass fragments found among the debris?

Select one of the following:

  • The images in the glass represent certain religious views contemporary to the window creation

  • Glass is actually a liquid flowing very slowly, so they will have changed shape over

  • Glass is fragile, so they were probably deliberately broken

Explanation

Question 5 of 5

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The text implies the triforium renovation is __________, since ______________________.

Select one of the following:

  • Positive; so much can be learned about history from debris

  • Negative; trash is filthy and meaningless

  • Neutral; the information is useless to historians without other examples to compare

Explanation

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