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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. What king reigned during the time of the Merovingians?

2. What were the names of the two halves of Palestine?

3. Reportedly, a missing piece of the Bible including a different version of the healing of what person?

4. An important piece of the Bible was allegedly left out under the advisement of what man?

5. How often was the French Journal Officiel published?

Short Essay Questions

1. Name at least two clues followed by the authors in connecting Jesus to the Merovingians.

2. What was one of the most important reasons Jesus' life was edited in the scriptures?

3. Which author produced one of the first genuine Grail romances? When was it produced?

4. Who was King Belus? What was his relationship to the Benjamites?

5. Who were the Arians? What was this group's point of view?

6. Name some of the guidelines of crucifixion that were not followed in the crucifixion of Jesus.

7. What is the view of the authors on the conversion of Constantine?

8. Which two tribes were dominant in Israel? What was their relationship to each other?

9. Explain some of the items that were found in Childric I's tomb.

10. Give two examples of controversial text included in the Gnostic writings.

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Who were the Gnostics? What were the Gnostic Gospels? Examine the beliefs and teachings of the Gnostics and how the addition of the Gnostic Gospels may have changed the Bible. How do the Gnostic Gospels affect the history of or search for the Holy Grail?

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