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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. The letter contained what historical item?

2. In what year did the Moors reign over this region?

3. What is the collective name for the Gospels of Luke, Mark, and Matthew?

4. What group actively protested Roman rule?

5. The beliefs of the authors related to which animal?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Plantard was finally located, what condition did he place on information regarding the Priory?

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. What is the French Journal Officiel?

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

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

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

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

10. Discuss the connection between Merovee and magic.

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe in detail the discoveries made by Sauniere. Where were the discoveries made? Why were they significant? Who did Sauniere turn to for advice? What was the advice? What happened to Sauniere following his return to the parish?

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