2nd Degree Quiz

Question 1

What does this pass grip demand?

Answer 1

A password

Question 2

What is this?

The grip or token of an Entered Apprentice Freemason.

What does it demand?

A word.

Give me that word freely and at length.

Answer 2

BOAZ

Pass BOAZ

Question 3

What word is given to the Junior Warden on the 1st Circumambulation?

Answer 3

BOAZ

Question 4

What is the word of an Entered Apprentice Freemason?

Answer 4

BOAZ

Question 5

What is the word of a Fellow Craft Freemason?

Answer 5

JACHIN

Question 6

How is JACHIN divided with the Worshipful Master?

Answer 6

Halved

Question 7

How is JACHIN divided with the Junior Warden?

Answer 7

Lettered then halved.

J
A
C
H
I
N

JA
CHIN

Question 8

How is JACHIN divided with the Senior Warden?

Answer 8

Halved

JA

CHIN

Question 9

The import of the word JACHIN?

Answer 9

To Establish

Question 10

The import of JACHIN combined with BOAZ?

Answer 10

Stability.

Question 11

What is the method of advancing from West to East?

Answer 11

The method of advancing from West to East in this Degree is by five steps as if ascending a winding staircase.

For your information I will go through them, and you will afterwards copy me.

Question 12

Which way are you to face for the five steps?

Which way must your feet point?

Answer 12

Face South

Right foot pointing West

Left foot pointing South

Question 13

What sign is given during the obligation?

Answer 13

Sign of fidelity.

Question 14

What is the phrase about caution?

Answer 14

I was taught to be cautious in this degree as well as in the former.

I will letter or halve it with you.

Question 15

What do you do and say when approaching the Junior Warden after the Fellow Craft obligation?

Answer 15

Fellow craft sign (Hold)

Brother Junior Warden, I present to you Brother XXXXX on his being passed to the second degree.

(Cut sign)

Then go to side of JW and demo Fellow Craft sign to candidate.

Question 16

What do you do and say when approaching the Senior Warden after the Fellow Craft obligation?

Answer 16

Fellow craft sign (Hold)

Brother Senior Warden, I present to you Brother XXXXX on his being passed to the second degree.

(Cut sign)

Question 17

What is the first sign given to the senior warden after the fellow craft obligation?

Answer 17

Instruct candidate to give the Entered Apprentice step, sign and cut.

Question 18

What is the second sign given to the senior warden after the fellow craft obligation?

Answer 18

Instruct the candidate to take the Fellow Craft step.

Question 19

What is that? (Pointing at the Fellow Craft step)

Answer 19

The second regular step in Freemasonry.

Question 20

What is that? (Pointing to the sign of fidelity)

Answer 20

The sign of Fidelity.

Emblematically to shield the repository of my secrets from the attacks of the insidious.

Question 21

What is that? (Pointing to the Hailing Sign or Sign of Perseverance)

Answer 21

The Hailing Sign or Sign of Perseverance

Question 22

When did the Hailing Sign take its rise?

Answer 22

At the time that Joshua fought the battles of the Lord.

When it was in this position he prayed fervently to the almighty to continue the light of day.

That he might complete the overthrow of his enemies.

Question 23

After cutting both parts of the Fellow Craft sign.

What is that? (Referring to the Penal sign)

Answer 23

The Penal Sign

Question 24

To what does it allude? (The Penal sign)

Answer 24

The penalty of my obligation.

Implying that as a man of honour.

a Fellow Craft Freemason.

Would rather have had his heart.

Torn from his breast.

(Give and cut sign of Fidelity)

Than improperly disclose the secrets entrusted to him.

Question 25

Whence is this word derived? (JACHIN)

Answer 25

From the right hand pillar. At the porch way or entrance of King Solomon's temple. So named after JACHIN the Assistant High Priest who officiated at its dedication.

Question 26

The import of that word? (JACHIN)

Answer 26

To Establish

Question 27

And when conjoined with that in the former degree?

Answer 27

STABILITY. For God said; 'In strength I will establish this mine house to stand firm forever.'

Question 28

What do you say to the candidate when at the Junior Warden on the 1st contact of the 1st circumbulation?

Answer 28

Advance to the Junior Warden as such, showing the sign and communicating the token and word.

Question 29

What do you say to the candidate at the Senior Warden's pedestal on the 2nd circumbabulation?

Answer 29

Advance to the Senior Warden as such, showing the sign and communicating the pass grip and pass word you received from the Worshipful Master previously to leaving the lodge.

Question 30

How is shibboleth depicted in our lodges?

Answer 30

By an ear of corn near to a fall of water.

Question 31

What does shibboleth denote?

Answer 31

Plenty

Question 32

What is the password leading to the 2nd degree?

Answer 32

Shibboleth.

Question 33

For the general salutes to the WM, JW and SW on the 1st and 2nd circumbabulations, what phrase is used?

Answer 33

Salute the XX as a Mason.