While it is the duty of the Masonic Master to provide a good and wholesome education to the brethren, its best use is by the Masonic lodge Education Officer to teach others.

Masonic quiz taking can be both fun and enlightening, wherein each brother goes away from the Masonic Education meeting knowing his time has been well spent.

Lodge Education Officers:  Print multiple copies of both the questions and the answers, below, to easily and quickly perform your duties to provide Masonic education to the new members of the brethren at your next lodge education meeting.

Take this Fellow Craft Quiz to test your knowledge of the second degree of Freemasonry.

Scroll all the way to the end for Quiz Answers.  They are farther down, below the quiz so they will print on a separate piece of paper.

Fellow Craft Quiz – 20 Questions

Test Your Knowledge of the Fellow Craft Degree!

1.  The Fellow Craft Degree symbolizes which period of
     man’s life?

      a.  Youth

      b.  Manhood

      c.  Age

      d.  Transitional

2.  What does the Level symbolize?

     a. Honesty

     b. Morality

     c. Equality

     d. Solemnity

3.  What does the Plumb symbolize?

     a. Uprightness of conduct

     b. Uprightness of admission

     c. Uprightness of character

     d. Uprightness of truthfulness

4.  What are the names of the two pillars at the entrance of
     King Solomon’s Temple?

    a. Daniel and Elijah

    b. Aaron and Moses

    c. Abraham and Joseph

    d. Boaz and Jachin

5.  What do the “Winding Stairs” represent as a whole?

    a. Unity, Faithfulness and Elation

    b. Inquiring mind, Toiling and Laboring

    c. Journey of Life

    d. Uprightness of conducting one’s actions

6.  What do the first three steps represent?

    a. Entrance to King Solomon’s Temple

    b. The three great lights

    c. Master’s station in the east

    d. The three principal officers of the Lodge

7.  What do the next five steps represent?

   a. The five orders of architecture

   b. The five principal officers of the Lodge

   c. The five lesser lights

   . The five working tools of a Fellow Craft

8.  What do the final seven steps represent?

     a. The seven liberal arts and sciences

     b. The seven degrees in Freemasonry

     c. The seven years in Masonic development

     d. The seven penalties of the obligation

9.  What is taught on the journey to the Middle Chamber?

     a. Ignorance to enlightenment

     b. Passage of time

     c. Manhood to Age

     d. Journey to King Solomon’s Temple

10.  What is meant by the term “Middle Chamber”?

      a. Symbolic second floor of King Solomon’s Temple

      b. Symbolic next step to the Fellow Craft Degree

      c. Symbolic place of reward

      d. The Symbolic rooms found in the First Book of Kings

11.  What is the significance of the letter “G”?

      a. A symbol of geometry and a Holier Significance

      b. That man is reminded that God is in all nature but not 
          in every man

      c. Goodness is always present

      d. Because it is an emblem worn by Masons in England

12.  What are the responsibilities of a Fellow Craft?

a. To acquire the symbolic uses of corn, wine and oil

      b. To acquire man’s understanding from ignorance to
          enlightenment

      c. To acquire the symbolic meaning of the letter “G”

      d. To acquire knowledge and apply that knowledge to
          your duties in life

13.  What is emphasized in the Fellow Craft Degree?

       a. Symbolically entering another world

       b. Symbolically teaching Charity

       c. Symbolically  passing from youth to age

       d. Symbolically passing from youth to manhood

14.  When did we start to transform from Operative to Speculative Masons?

       a. 1400’s

       b. 1500’s

       c. 1600’s

       d. 1700’s

15.  Where was the first Grand Lodge formed?

       a. Dublin, Ireland

       b. Glasgow, Scotland

       c. Manchester, England

       d. London, England

16.  How does a Fellow Craft wear the Apron?

       a. With the flap turned down

       b. With the flap turned up

       c. With one corner of the flap turned up

       d. It does not matter

17.  What are the principle working tools of a Fellow Craft?

       a. The Plumb, the Square and the Level

       b. The Level and the Plumb

       c. The Gavel and the Square

       d. The Gavel and the Twenty-Four Inch Gauge

18.  The “Square” is an instrument of what?

       a. Virtue

       b. Harmony

       c. Honesty

       d. Charity

19.  How many Orders of Architecture are there?

       a.  3

       b.  5

       c.  7

       d.  9

20.  How many Liberal Arts are there in Freemasonry?

       a. 3

       b. 5

       c. 7

       d. 9

Fellow Craft Quiz Answers

1—-B; 2—-A; 3—-A; 4—-D; 5—-C; 6—-B; 7—-A; 8—-A; 9—-A; 10—A; 11—-A; 12—-D; 13—-C; 14—-D; 15—-D; 16—-A; 17—-B; 18—-A; 19—-B; 20—-C

Education Officers: Ask for questions after the quiz has been taken and the answers given, to maximize each brother’s understanding of the Fellow Craft Quiz.

I hope you have enjoyed this Fellow Craft Quiz and that it has been helpful to you.

by Masonic Lodge of Education

While it is the duty of the Master of the lodge to provide a good and wholesome education to the brethren, the best use of this online education quiz is by the Masonic lodge Education Officer to teach others and by individual brothers who wish to accelerate their knowledge about the Entered Apprentice degree. 

Online Education:   This online education website has been created to increase your understanding about Freemasonry.  However, this page will not provide you with an online degree of any kind.

Your Entered Apprentice degree, as well as your Fellowcraft degree and your Master Mason degree will be performed within your lodge.

Lodge Education Officers: Print multiple copies of both the questions and the answers, below, to easily and quickly perform your duties to provide Masonic education to the new members of the brethren at your next lodge education meeting.

Simon-Sez: Masonic quiz taking can be both fun and enlightening, wherein each brother goes away from the Masonic Education meeting knowing his time has been well spent.

Take this Entered Apprentice Quiz to test your knowledge of the first degree of Freemasonry.

Answers are at the bottom of the page.

Entered Apprentice Quiz – 20 Questions

1. How many Master Mason members of a Lodge must be present to “open” a Lodge of Entered Apprentices?

     a.  3

     b.  5

     c.  7

     d.  9

2.  Where does the Worshipful Master sit?

      a. In the North

      b. In the South

      c. In the East

      d. In the West

3.  Where does the Senior Warden sit in the Lodge?

      a. In the North

      b. In the South

      c. In the East

      d. In the West

4.  Where does the Junior Warden sit in the Lodge?

       a. In the North

       b. In the South

       c. In the East

       d. In the West

5.  What are the “Three Great Lights” of the Lodge?

       a. The light over the Masters Seat, the Gavel, 
           the Holy Scriptures

       b. The Holy Scriptures, Square and Compass

       c. The Square, Altar and Holy Scriptures

       d. The Square, Compass and Worshipful Master

6.  What do the “ Three Lesser Lights” represent?

       a. The Square, Compass and the Holy Bible

       b. The Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior 
           Wardens

       c. The Sun, Moon and the Worshipful Master

       d. The three lights by the Altar

7.  What is a Hoodwink?

      a. A secret Masonic device

      b. A blindfold

      c. The hat worn by the Worshipful Master

      d. A shoe worn by the Candidate

8.  What is a Cable-Tow?

       a. A tow rope to pull a car

       b. A cord worn by the Candidate

       c. An infant’s umbilical cord 

       d. The knocks to gain admission to the Lodge

9.  What does the open Bible or other Holy Scriptures signify in the Lodge?

        a. The Lodge is open

        b. The Lodge is closed

        c. The Chaplin is conducting a prayer

        d. The Worshipful Master is present

10.  Who are the Patron Saints of Freemasonry

        a. The Saints John and Mark

        b. The Saints Paul and Simon

        c. The Saints Mark and Simon

        d. The Saints John the Baptist and John the
            Evangelist

11.  What is the significance of the obligation?

        a. Paying the initiation fee

        b. Wearing of the Apron

        c. Evidence of the Candidate’s sincerity of
            purpose

        d. Chaplin’s prayer

12.  Why were you divested of metallic substances?

        a. To teach you a lesson in Honesty

        b. To teach you a lesson in Truth

        c. To teach you a lesson in Brotherly Love

        d. To teach you a lesson in Charity

13.  Why is the Entered Apprentice placed in the Northeast corner of the Lodge?

        a. To signify that he has begun his Masonic life

        b. For the Lodge to observe him

        c. Because it is close to the Worshipful Master

        d. To teach a lesson in Charity

14.  What do three raps of the Worshipful Master’s gavel mean?

        a. Only Officers should rise

        b. Everyone should be seated

        c. Everyone should rise

        d. Only Officers should be seated

15.  What is a “Cowan”?

        a. Someone who masquerades as a Mason

        b. The Gavel of the Worshipful Master

        c. A member of another Lodge

        d. One of the Working Tools

16.  What is an “Eavesdropper”?

        a. Another name for the Tiler’s door

        b. Someone who attempts to steal the secrets
            of Masonry

        c. An item of clothing

        d. Another term for the Hoodwink

17.  What are the principle working tools of an Entered Apprentice?

        a. The Square and Compass

        b. The Level and the Plumb

        c. The Gavel and the Square

        d. The Gavel and the Twenty-Four Inch Gauge

18.  The Apron of an Entered Apprentice is turned which way?

        a. Down

        b. Up

        c. Not Important

19.  Which number is the most often seen and used within Freemasonry?

        a.  3

        b.  5

        c.  7

        d.  9

20.  What are the three “Supports” of the Lodge?

         a. Wisdom, Ritual and Education

         b. Wisdom, Strength and Harmony

         c. Harmony, Brotherhood and Charity

         d. Wisdom, Strength and Beauty

Entered Apprentice Quiz Answers

1—-C; 2—-C; 3—-D; 4—-B; 5—-B; 6—-C; 7—-B; 8—-B; 9—-A; 10—D; 11—-C; 12—-D; 13—-A; 14—-C; 15—-A; 16—-B; 17—-D; 18—-B; 19—-A; 20—-D

Education Officers:  Ask for questions after the quiz has been taken and the answers given, to maximize each brother’s understanding of this Entered Apprentice Quiz.

by Masonic Lodge of Education

While it is the duty of the Master of the Lodge to provide a good and wholesome education to the brethren; individual members who seek more light and Masonic lodge Education Officers may also use this Masonic quiz to teach others.

Masonic quiz taking can be both fun and enlightening, wherein each brother goes away from the Masonic Education meeting knowing his time has been well spent.

Lodge Education Officers: Print multiple copies of both the questions and the answers, below, to easily and quickly perform your duties of providing Masonic education to the new members of the brethren at your next lodge education meeting.

Take this Master Mason Quiz to test your knowledge of the Masonic third degree of Freemasonry to refresh your memory about this degree.

Scroll all the way to the end for answers to the quiz. You may wish to print them on a separate piece of paper, should you wish to use the quiz in your Masonic education training classes.

Master Mason Quiz 20 Questions
Test your Masonic Knowledge!

1.  What stage of Life does this degree represent? 

     a.  Youth

     b.  Manhood

     c.  Middle Age

     d.  Age 

2.  What does this degree symbolize? 

     a. Culmination of your Masonic career

     b. Symbolizes man’s domination over man

     c. Victory over death and immortality of the soul

     d. Mortality of the soul 

3. What are you reminded of at your reception at the door? 

    a. Reminded of all the lessons of Freemasonry

    b. Reminded of the tenets of Freemasonry

    c. Reminded of your obligation

    d. Reminded of your previous degrees

4. What is considered the heart of this Degree? 

    a. Entry into the Lodge

    b. The Sprig of Acacia

    c. Placement of Lodge Officers

    d. Your Obligation 

5. What is a clandestine Lodge? 

   a. A Lodge located in another state

   b. A Lodge without its own building

   c. A Lodge not in session

   d. A Lodge not issued a Charter from a Grand Lodge 

6. What is meant by the term “Dotage”? 

    a. A young man who is uninformed

    b. The condition in which you were expected to be found

    c. A diminished state of mind

    d. The loss of membership by the vote of the Lodge 

7.  What is a Libertine? 

     a.   One who believes in Liberty for all

     b.   One who acts without moral restraints

     c.   A medal worn by Lodge Officers

     d.   The sword at the Tilers Door 

8.  What do Signs, Tokens and Words mean to a Mason? 

      a.   Methods of recognition

      b.   Symbols of Officers rank

      c.   The language of Freemasonry

      d.   The rewards that a Free Mason can expect to receive 

9.  Who was Hiram Abif? 

      a.   King Solomon’s son

      b.   A tent designer and builder

      c.   King David’s nephew

      d.   The Widow’s Son worthy of imitation 

10.  What is taught by the use of the Three Ruffians? 

        a.   Rewards can not be attained by illicit means

        b.   Rewards can be attained by illicit means

        c.   Good things always come in threes

        d.   The three principle stages of life 

11. What is the Masonic definition of “Low Twelve”? 

       a.   Midnight

       b.   Noon

       c.   The number of Lodge Officers

       d.   The number of Craftsmen 

12.  What do the points of fellowship promote? 

       a.   Love and Hope

       b.   Peace and Harmony

       c.   Fidelity and Unity

       d.   Charity and Forgiveness 

13.  Who was the Lion of the Tribe of Judah? 

       a.   Boaz

       b.   Hiram Abif

       c.   King Solomon

       d.   Moses 

14.  What does the Sprig of Acacia represent? 

        a.   Immortality

        b.   Honesty

        c.   Charity

        d.   Truth 

15.  What does ‘The All Seeing Eye” represent? 

        a.   Sanctum Sanctorum

        b.   Holy of Holies

        c.   Lodge of Master Masons

        d.   Deity 

16.  What are the rights of a Master Mason? 

        a.   Masonic Relief, Masonic Visitation and Funeral Rites

        b.   Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth

        c.   Masters Wages

        d.   Masonic Charity 

17.  Who can establish Masonic Law? 

        a.   The District Deputy Grand Master

        b.   The Worshipful Master

        c.   Any Master Mason

        d.   The Grand Lodge 

18.  What is the principle working tool of a Master Mason? 

       a.   The Level

       b.   The Plumb

       c.   The Compass

       d.   The Trowel

19.  How many Master Masons constitute a Lodge of Master Masons?
       a.    3

       b.    5

       c.    7

       d.    9

20.  Who are they? 

        a.   The Worshipful Master, Tiler and Secretary

        b.   The Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior
              Wardens

        c.   The Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior

        d.   The Worshipful Master, Senior and Junior
              Stewards

Master Mason Quiz Answers

1: D

2: C

3: B

4: D

5: D

6: C

7: B

8: A

9: D

10: A

11: A

12: B

13: C

14: A

15: D

16: A

17: D

18: D

19: A

20: B

by Masonic Lodge of Education

While it is the duty of the Masonic Master of the Lodge to provide a good and wholesome education to the brethren, the best use of this quiz is by the individual member and the Masonic lodge Education Officer to teach others.

Test Your Masonic Symbol Knowledge

Masonic quiz taking can be both fun and enlightening, wherein each brother goes away from the Masonic Education meeting knowing his time has been well spent. This Masonic Symbol Quiz is one of several Masonic Quizzes, so take the quiz, print it for your lodge notebook and then print some copies to take to your next lodge education meeting. Knowledge is always good and should be shared!

Online Education: This Masonic website attempts to provide you with an online education to increase your Masonic knowledge of the fraternity. Your Master Mason degree, however, is not an accredited degree that you may take via online courses. The three degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason can only be obtained within your lodge.

Lodge Education Officers: Print multiple copies of both the questions and the answers, below, to easily and quickly perform your duties to provide Masonic education to the new members of the brethren at your next lodge education meeting.

Take this Masonic Symbol Quiz to test your knowledge of the many Masonic Symbols within Freemasonry to refresh your memory.

Scroll all the way to the end for answers to the quiz. They are farther down, below the quiz so they will print on a separate piece of paper.

I hope you enjoyed this Masonic Symbol Quiz and that you find it of value to you in your ongoing Masonic Education. Let’s start

1.  What does the  “Pot of Incense” symbol represent?

•      a.  Innocence of Youth
•      b.  Purity of Heart
•      c.  Aroma of the Gods
•      d. One of the Six Senses

2.  What does the “Beehive” symbolize?

•     a.  Honey
•     b.  Unity
•     c.  Industry
•     d.  Brotherhood

3.  What does the “Sword to the Naked Heart” symbolize?

•      a. The duties of the Tiler
•      b. To be reminded of the tenets of Freemasonry
•      c. To be reminded of your obligation
•      d. To never reveal the secrets of Freemasonry

4.  What does the “Rough Ashlar” represent?

•      a. The cornerstone of the Lodge
•      b. Building of the Temple
•      c. The imperfect, untutored state of man
•      d. A tool used by the craftsmen

5.  What does the “Perfect Ashlar” represent?

•      a.   An educated, refined man whose mind is filled with Light
•      b.  Part of King Solomon’s Temple
•      c.   A condition that is rarely found in a candidate
•      d.   Found in the Middle Chamber of King Solomon’s Temple

6.  What does the “Anchor” symbolize?

•      a.   That early Masons were sailors
•      b.   Part of Noah’s Ark
•      c.   That you should be set in your ways
•     d.  The voyage of life

7.  What does the “Compass” symbolize?

•     a. Used for navigation
•     b. Used to draw circles
•     c. Infinite spiritual boundaries
•     d. The Junior Deacon’s Jewel

8.  What does the “Square” represent?

•      a.  Fairness, balance, firmness and stability
•      b.  Honesty, charity, fairness and balance
•      c.  Brotherhood, hope, faith and charity
•      d.  The Treasurer’s jewel

9.  What does the “Level” represent?

•       a. A symbol of equality
•       b. A symbol of stability
•      c. A symbol of truthfulness  
•       d. A symbol of brotherhood

10.  What does the “Sheaf of Corn” represent?

•        a.  Harvest
•        b.  Plenty
•        c.  Fall
•        d.  Straw

11.  What does the “Lambskin Apron” represent?

•        a.  Cleanliness
•        b.  Neatness
•        c.  Innocence
•        d.  Honor

12.  What does the “Mosaic Pavement” symbolize?

•        a. Love and Hope
•        b. Peace and Harmony
•        c. Good and Evil
•        d. Charity and Forgiveness

13.  What does the “Tessellated Edging”  of the Mosaic Pavement represent?

•        a.  The blessings and comforts that surround us
•        b.  The trials and tribulations of life
•        c.  The evils of life
•        d.  The continual circle of life

14.  What does the “Blazing Star” symbolize?

•        a. The North Star
•        b. An aid to guide you through your travels at night
•        c. Reliance on the divine providence
•        d. One of heaven’s wonders

15.  What does  “The All Seeing Eye” represent?

•         a.   Sanctum Sanctorum
•         b.   Holy of Holies
•         c.   Lodge of Master Masons
•         d.   Deity

16. What is an “Eavesdropper”?

• a. Another name for the Tiler’s door
• b. Someone who attempts to steal the secrets of Masonry
• c. An item of clothing
• d. Another term for the Hoodwink

17.  What does the “Setting Maul” symbolize?

•        a.   A tool used by craftsmen
•        b.   A tool used by the Worshipful Master
•        c.   Violent death
•        d.   Another name for the Gavel

18.  What does the “Sprig of Acacia” represent?

•     a.  A plant with deep roots
•     b.  Faith and Hope
•     c.   Faith and Immortality
•     d.  A part of the Lodge furnishing

19.  What does the “Father Time with a Scythe” symbol represent?

•        a.   Death
•        b.   Masonic funeral
•        c.   Passing of time
•        d.   Life is passing

20. What does the “24 Inch Gauge” symbol represent?

• a. A tool used by early Masons to draw lines
• b. The Junior Steward’s jewel
• c. A tool to teach us to divide our time between God, work and rest
• d. The principle working tool of a Master mason

ANSWERS

1—-B, 2—-C, 3—-D, 4—-C, 5—-A, 6—-D, 7—-C, 8—-A, 9—-A, 10—B, 11—-C, 12—-C, 13—-A, 14—-C, 15—-D, 16—-B, 17—-C, 18—-C, 19—-A, 20—-C