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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Hugues de Payen?
(a) Priest.
(b) Bishop.
(c) King.
(d) Nobleman.

2. In what year was the Priory evicted from Saint-Samson?
(a) 1619.
(b) 1488.
(c) 1399.
(d) 1574.

3. What stopped the excavation of the fortress?
(a) Earthquake.
(b) Attack on Pearl Harbor.
(c) Invasion of Normandy.
(d) Vietnam War.

4. Which of the following was considered to be corrupt in France?
(a) Patriotism.
(b) Christianity.
(c) Wine.
(d) Government.

5. Which of the following was not among the Cathars' beliefs?
(a) Reincarnation.
(b) Jesus was only a prophet.
(c) The feminine principle.
(d) Jesus did not exist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the monks originate?

3. What seems to be most questionable about the documents?

4. In what country does the story begin?

5. What two groups came together to try and reclaim France?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Guillaume de Tyre? For what historical contribution is Guillaume de Tyre well known?

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

3. What are the Rosicrucian Manifestos?

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

5. Which group of documents turned out to be the most important and what did they contain?

6. Name at least one reason why older nobility in the Languedoc liked to become Cathar priests.

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

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

9. Describe the important opus that was contained in the Dossiers Secrets.

10. In what year and by what method was the history of the Knights Templar released to the public?

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