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Possible
Answers to Test Questions
On
the master mason degree
appendix D
Richard h. sands
Introduction
Once
again, these are just possible answers to these questions. They are intended to
cause you to think about the various aspects of this sublime degree. By
speculating on the answers, we grow in Masonic knowledge.
Test
Questions and Possible Answers on the entered apprentice degree
1. What is “Sublime” about the Master
Mason Degree?
The
solemnity of the ceremony and its profound lessons.
2. What is the message of the Master
Mason Degree?
That
we will triumph if we lead a virtuous life.
3. What does the lodge room represent
in the third degree?
The
Sanctum Sanctorum or Holy of Holies of King Solomon’s Temple.
4. How were you received into the
Lodge and what is the lesson imparted?
Upon
the points of the compasses. That the lessons of Freemasonry must be contained
in the heart if they are to be useful.
5. What are the meanings of the words
nonage, dotage, clandestine as applied to men and/or Masons?
Nonage
refers to someone who has not attained the age of maturity, dotage refers to
someone who has become senile and clandestine refers to a Lodge that is not
operating without a charter issued by a recognized grand lodge or an individual
belonging to such a lodge.
6. What are the purposes of the
signs, tokens and words in Masonry?
They
provide a means of recognition.
7. What are the working tools of a
Master Mason and which is singled out for importance to this degree?
All
of the tools of Masonry indiscriminately, but more importantly, the trowel,
which is used to cement Masonic brotherhood.
8. According to legend, who were the
first three Grand Masters?
Solomon,
King of Israel; Hiram, King of Tyre, and Hiram Abif.
9. King Solomon’s Temple was
constructed where and when?
The
Temple was built on Mt. Moriah in Jerusalem in 1004
B.C.
10.
Who was responsible for building the Temple and why was it built?
King
Solomon, as a place for God to dwell in the midst of His
people.
11.
A man is _initiated_ an Entered Apprentice, _passed_ to a
Fellowcraft, and __raised__ a Master Mason.
12.
What is the importance of the Five Points of Fellowship?
In
addition to the lessons imparted, we need to know how to give them and to
communicate the Word in order to visit other lodges.
13.
What do the three ruffians represent?
The
challenges that we will meet on our passage through this life including the
passions within ourselves.
14.
What is Low Twelve and what does it represent?
Midnight
and death.
15.
What is represented by the Lost Word?
Divine
Truth.
16.
What does “being raised” symbolize?
It
represents our Masonic faith in the immortality of the soul?
17.
What are the three Grand Masonic Pillars and by whom are they
represented?
Wisdom,
Strength and Beauty, represented by King Solomon (the Worshipful Master); Hiram,
King of Tyre (the Senior Warden) and Hiram Abif (the Junior
Warden).
18.
What does the Bee Hive symbolize?
It
is a symbol of industry.
19.
What does the Setting Maul symbolize?
The
casualties or diseases by which we may lose our own
lives.
20.
What does the Sprig of Acacia symbolize and why?
It
is symbolizes immortality because if the Acacia be cut down, it simply sprouts
again.
21.
What moral lesson does the Tyler’s Sword represent?
It
teaches us to be guarded in our thoughts and our speech and to control our
actions.
22.
Draw the 47th Problem of Euclid and describe its
importance.
It
is a basic theorem of geometry and considered to be the foundation of
mathematics.
23.
What are we taught by the legend of Hiram Abif?
To
betray a trust is a fate worse than death.
Test
Questions and Possible Answers on the Master Mason Degree (cont.)
24.
What are some of the rights of a Master Mason?
The
right to vote in our own Lodge, the rights to Masonic Relief, Masonic
Visitation, Masonic Burial and the right to Trial by one’s
Peers.
25.
What are some of the responsibilities of a Master Mason?
Lodge
attendance when possible, balloting, examining visitors, signing petitions,
Lodge dues, contributing to Masonic relief and maintaining the reputation of
Freemasonry unsullied.
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