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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 Gospel writer believed Jesus to be an aristocrat?

2. Why did the follower supposedly convert to Christianity?

3. What Gospel suggested Joseph of Aremathea was a friend of Pontius Pilate?

4. What Merovingian tradition connected them to the Nazorites?

5. From what group did the Merovingians originate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Mani? What part did Mani play in the religious arena?

2. Discuss the connection between Merovee and magic.

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

4. Who was Abbe Ducaud-Bourget? What was the Abbe's relationship to the Pope?

5. Briefly describe the origin of the Merovingian dynasty.

6. Describe the authors' views on the children of Jesus and Mary.

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

8. What does the Bible have to say about the tribes of Israel?

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

10. Explain the evolution of the Holy Grail in the 15th century.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine the dissolution of the Knights Templar. Compare it to the dissolution of the Priory of Scion. Could either still exist? Explain.

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