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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. How many commanderies were contained in the Priory?

2. The Cathars seemed to have an excess in what area?

3. It was difficult for researchers to trace grandmasters prior to what year?

4. How many sarcophagi were found?

5. How long did the war last?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the Rosicrucian Manifestos?

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

3. Briefly describe the discovery of the parchments.

4. Explain the connection to Pope John XXIII.

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

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

7. What might have been a reason that Sauniere was assigned to such a small parish?

8. How was Rene D'Anjou supposedly connected to Joan of Arc?

9. Describe how the Templars changed after the Pope gave them free reign.

10. How was Nostradamus tied to the French court?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the process by which certain books were included in the Bible. Who made the decisions? What were the criteria? According to the authors, who was responsible for the largest number of alterations to the book and its text? What do modern historians and theologians say about the process and its effects?

Essay Topic 2

Given the information in the book, where do you think the Holy Grail is today? Does it exist? Did it ever exist? Do you think that the Grail is a vessel or a reference to Jesus' bloodline? Examine how either answer would affect Christianity as a whole.

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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