Q 01/05

Freemasonry traces its origins to medieval guilds of which trade?

A) Goldsmiths

B) Stonemasons

C) Carpenters

D) Shipwrights

Answer · why

B) Stonemasons

It is generally considered the oldest existing secular fraternal organisation, with documents going back to the 14th century.

Q 02/05

How many degrees make up Craft or 'Blue Lodge' Freemasonry?

A) 3

B) 7

C) 33

D) 5

Answer · why

A) 3

They mirror the medieval guild grades of apprentice, journeyman and master.

Q 03/05

What is the first degree a candidate receives in Freemasonry?

A) Fellow Craft

B) Royal Arch

C) Master Mason

D) Entered Apprentice

Answer · why

D) Entered Apprentice

He is later passed to the second degree and then to the third.

Q 04/05

A Mason is 'initiated' into the first degree, 'passed' to the second, and what to the third?

A) Raised

B) Exalted

C) Advanced

D) Installed

Answer · why

A) Raised

At each step he is entrusted with passwords, signs and grips confined to that rank.

Q 05/05

What is the officer called who stands guard outside the door of a working lodge?

A) The Warden

B) The Deacon

C) The Steward

D) The Tyler

Answer · why

D) The Tyler

He may be paid for the job; every lodge also has a Master, two Wardens, a treasurer and a secretary.