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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. In what year did resistance essentially cease?

2. What city was supposedly the base for the Priory?

3. The parchments are said to have contained which of the following?

4. What was the name of the man who led the monks from Italy?

5. In what year was a king chosen for Jerusalem?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Rosicrucian Manifestos?

2. How many commanderies were tied to the Priory of Scion?

3. Who was Rene D'Anjou and what was his role in finding the Holy Grail?

4. What was considered to be the first case of genocide in European history?

5. The Knights Templar are often misrepresented by written history. Examine some of the things that are related to the Templars but remain unsubstantiated.

6. What was the main difference between Godfroi and the other military leaders?

7. Name at least two reasons why the Priory of Scion in Orleans angered the Pope and French king.

8. Describe briefly the works regarding the founding of the Knights Templar.

9. Briefly describe the beliefs of the Albigensian and Cathar sects.

10. Briefly describe the discovery of the parchments.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the importance of the discoveries at Rennes-le-Chateau. Which was the most significant? Do you feel Sauniere acted in a manner fitting his position? Explain. What were the reactions of Sauniere's superiors? How did the reactions affect the search for the Holy Grail?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the Priory of Scion to the Roman Catholic Church in the 12th and 13th centuries.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the founding, purpose, methods, and duties of the Priory of Scion as it relates to the Holy Grail and the Church at large.

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