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CHAPTER 6 THE RESTORATION Go to www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/ARwren.htm Read the text on Christopher Wren and answer the following questions.
For each question choose the correct answer A, B, C or D. 1 The Bishop of Norwich was A Christopher Wren’s father. B Christopher Wren’s father’s brother. C the king’s son. D the Dean of Windsor’s son. 2 Christopher Wren grew up in Windsor Castle A and played with the future king. B and did not enjoy playing children’s games. C and played with the king who was later executed. D but spent most of his time at school. 3 Christopher Wren developed an anaesthetic A which allowed doctors to operate when a patient was awake. B which involved using dog’s blood. C which helped doctors perform long operations on animals. D and demonstrated its effect on a dog. 4 What did Isaac Newton do when he developed the theory of gravity? A He immediately acknowledged the importance of Christopher Wren’s
work. B He claimed all the credit for himself. C He reluctantly acknowledged the importance of Christopher Wren’s
work. D He joined Christopher Wren at Gresham College in London. 5 When Christopher Wren visited Rome, he was lucky enough A to see the theatre which impressed him still standing. B to inspect the plans of the theatre which he really liked. C to be inspired to design a new theatre in Cambridge. D to read On Architecture. 6 When St. Paul’s Cathedral was finished A the dome was the largest in the world. B Christopher Wren was the first person to be buried there. C the dome was copied from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. D Christopher Wren was 35 years old. Read the 2 accounts of visitors to the cathedral at the bottom of the
page. 7 Which of these statements does Celia Fiennes not make? A The original cathedral was destroyed by fire. B The new cathedral was built with a tax on tea. C She was very impressed by the cathedral. D In 1702, work on the cathedral was already finished. 8 Which of these statements does Daniel Defoe (the author of Robinson
Crusoe) not make? A Daniel Defoe was also very impressed by his visit to the cathedral. B St. Paul’s Cathedral has much more elaborate decoration than St.
Peter’s Basilica in Rome. C Protestant churches are more ornamental than Roman Catholic
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