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

2. What was the time period of Pontius Pilate's reign?

3. Historians have been unable to successfully link Jesus to what sect?

4. What is a highly contested theory regarding Jesus?

5. What king is credited with converting the Franks to Christianity?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain some of von Eschenbach's theories on the Grail.

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

3. Describe the structure of the Priory of Scion.

4. Give some examples of why some historians believe Jesus was affluent.

5. Discuss the connection between Merovee and magic.

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

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

8. What happened to the Benjamites after the war with the Levite?

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

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

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

One theory is that Jesus' children escaped to France to avoid persecution. Examine this theory. Why would the children have been persecuted? By whom? Why did they choose France? Did Jesus or Mary also go to France? Did other family members go with the children? How many people supposedly fled?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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