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3rd DEGREE
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1. Q. Are you a master Mason?
A. I am Try me and Prove me.
2. Q. By what instruments of Architecture will you be Tried?
A. By the Square and Compasses.
3. Q. How were you Prepared to be Raised?
A. Both Arms, Both Breasts, Both Knees made bare and Both Heels Slipshod
4. Q. On what were you received ?
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Both p[oints of the Compass, pressing my Naked Left and Right Breasts.
Q. On entering the Lodge what particularly Struck your Attention?
A. All was in Darkness save a Glimmering Ught in the East.
6. Q. On entering the Lodge. what did the Darkness represent?
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Even to the Darkness of Death.
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7. Q. Is Death the particular subject of the 3rd Degree?
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8. Q. From what circumstances is Death the subject of the 3rd Degree?
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From the untimely Death of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff.
9. Q. With what Working Tools was Hiram Abiff struck?
A.
The Plumb Rule, Level. and Heavy Setting Maul.
10. Q. With what Working Tool was Hiram Abiff slain?
A. The Heavy Setting Maul.
11. Q. How came you in possession of the Secrets of the 3rd Degree?
A. From having figuratively represented our Grand Master. Hiram Abiff
when I was Raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason.
12. Q. What are the Five Points of Fellowship?
A. Hand to Hand, Foot to Foot, Knee to Knee, Breast to Breast.
over Back.
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13. Q. Repeat the penalty of the 3rd Degree Obligation?
A. of being. SI2 • YBBTA. &. TASO the FOE &. W , so that no trace ...
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14. Q. Repeat the first of the Five Points of Fellowship?
A. Hand to Hand. I greet you as a Brother.
15. Q. Repeat the fourth point of the FIVe Points of Fellowship?
A. Breast to Breast. my Breast shall be the safe and sacred repository of all
your Lawful Secrets when entrusted to my care.
16 Q. Repeat the fifth Point of the Five Points of Fellowship?
A. Hand over Back. I will uphold your good Name in your absence as I would
in your presence.
17. Q. What does the War. Master give to the Deacons on behalf of the (?) for
his admission into the Lodge in the 3rd Degree?
A. The Pass Grip and Pass Word of a Master Mason.
18. Q. What is the Pass Word in the 3rd Degree?
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Tubal Cain.
19. Q. What does the Pass Word in the 3rd Degree denote?
A. Worldly Possessions.
20. Q. How many Fellowcraft conspired against Hiram Abiff ?
A.
Fifteen (15).
21. Q. How many trusted Fellowcraft were sent to search for Hiram Abiff ?
A.
Fifteen (15).
22. Q. Where was the marker placed at Hiram Abiff's burial site?
A.
At the Head of the Grave.
23. Q. What are the ornaments of a Master Mason's Lodge?
A. The Porch, The Dormer and the Square Pavement.
24. Q. How many signs are there in the 3rd Degree?
A. FIVe (5).
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25. Q. Name the Signs in the 3rd Degree?
A. Sign of Horror. Sign of Sympathy.
Grand Hailing Sign of Distress,
Penal Sign. Sign of Grief and the
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26. Q. Give the Sign accompanying the Words. "All Glory to Most High" ?
A. Demonstrate the sign three times. (both arms raised above the head ).
27. Q.
At what passage of Scripture is the Volume of the Sacred Law opened in
the 3rd Degree.
A. Ecclesiastes XII (chapters 1 to 7 )
28. Q. What is the position of the Square and Compasses in the 3rd Degree?
A. Both points of the Compasses are disclosed.
29. Q. What Officer prepares the (?) for the 3rd Degree?
A. The Senior Steward.
30. Q. Who conducts the (?) through the ceremony of being raised?
A. The Senior and Junior Deacons.
31. Q. How does the (?) hope to obtain the privilege of being raised?
A. By the help of God. the united aid of the Square and Compasses and the
benefit of the Pass Word.
32. Q.
What progress is necessary before the (?) can be raised to the Sublime
Degree of a Master Mason?
A. He must have been regularly Initiated into Freemasonry. Passed to the
Fellowcraft Degree. and has made such progress as he hopes will entitle
him to be raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason. for which
Ceremony he comes properly prepared.
33. Q. Explain the proper way to approach the Altar in the 3rd Degree?
A. By seven (7) steps commencing with the Left Foot. the first three (3) as if
stepping over an Open Grave. the remaining four (4) steps straight
forward to the Altar.
34. Q. Explain the position of the (?) at the Altar in the 3rd Degree?
A. Kneeling on both knees. with both hands on the Volume of the Sacred
Law.
35. Q. Was Hiram Abiff slain before or after the completion of the Temple?
. A. Before.
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How many workmen were finally responsible for the death of our Grand
Master, Hiram Abiff ?
A. Three (3) Fellowcraft.
With what working tool was the ruffian armed
A. A Plumb Rule.
at the South Entrance ?
How are Master Masons Raised?
A. On the Five Points of Fellowship.
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What is the position of the feet in the 3rd Degree regular step?
In the form of a Square.
In the 3rd Degree, how do you make your Obligation binding upon
yourself?
A. Seal it with your lips Thrice on the Volume of the Sacred Law.
How did they mark the place where our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff was
buried?
A. With a sprig of Accacia.
What was lost by the untimely death of our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff ?
A. The genuine secrets of a Master Mason.
What are the Working Tools of a Master Mason?
A. The Skirret. Pencil and Compasses.
Exemplify the Grand Hailing Sign of Distress?
A. Hands above the head, palms to the heavens, and dropped with three (3)
distinct motions to the sides, sign and words are repeated three times.
Does the Inner Guard in the Master Mason Degree demand a word?
A. No.
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Why was our Grand Master, Hiram Abiff not buried in the Sanctum
Sanctorum?
A. Because nothing common or unclean was allowed to enter there.
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47. Q.
At your entrance to the Lodge in the Master Mason Degree. on what
were you received ?
A. On both points of the Compasses presented to my naked Right and Left
breasts.
48. Q. Near what city were the murderers discovered?
A. Jerusalem.
49. Q. By which entrances did Hiram Abiff attempt to retreat?
A. By the South. North and East.
50. Q. How is the (?) successfully raised from his figurative death?
A. By taking a firm hold of the sinues of the right wrist and raising him on
the Five Points of Fellowship.
51. Q. Give the three dimensions of the grave where Hiram Abiff was interred?
A. From the centre. three feet East, three feet West. three feet between
North and South and five feet or more perpendicular.
52. Q. When should the Grand Hailing Sign of Distress be given?
A. Only when in REAL DISTRESS.
53. Q. What Signs are being used since the genuine secrets were lost?
A. The casual Signs. Tokens and Words.
54. Q. By what entrance did Hiram Abiff first attempt to retire?
A. The South entrance.
55. Q. What working tool was used by the ruffian at the North entrance?
A. The Level.
56. Q. What entrance did Hiram Abiff use in his final attempt to retreat?
A. The East entrance.
57. Q. What working tool was used by the ruffian at the East entrance ?
A. The heavy setting maul.
58. Q. What must be observed in communicating
A. Strict caution.
the Pass Grip and Pass Word.
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59. Q. On raising the (?) in the 3rd degree. who is the first Brother to try ?
A. The Junior Warden.
60. Q.
Why are both points of the Compass presented to your naked Left and
Right breasts. on entering the Lodge?
A. To teach you that the most vital parts of man are situated between the
breasts. so the most essential points of Freemasonry. which are Virtue.
Morality and Brotherly Love. are contained between the two points of the
Compasses.
61. Q. By what instruments of Architecture does the War. Master try the Junior
Warden?
A. By the Square and Compasses.
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62. Q. When the (?) is admitted to the 3rd Degree does the Inner Guard get the
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Pass Word and Pass Grip from the Senior Deacon only or from both?
Both DEacons.
63. Q. In the 3rd Degree who has the Pass Word and Pass Grip for the (?) ?
A. The Senior and Junior Deacons
64. Q. When the (?) is admitted in the 3rd Degree in whose name is he admitted.
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In the name of the Most High.
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In the 3rd Degree when the (?) is proving his efficiency in the former
degree. how does he advance to the Wardens?
A. As a Fellowcraft.
66. Q. In the 3rd Degree. when the (?) is proving his efficiency in the former
degree. is he coached by the Senior Deacon?
A. No.
67. Q.
In the 3rd Degree when the Pass Grip and Pass Word are given on behalf
of the (?). do the Wardens take the Pass Grip and Pass Word from both
Deacons?
A. No. just the Senior Deacon.
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