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DeMolay History and Heritage

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1) The philosophies and principles of the Ritual were provided by _____________________.
The Masonic Ritual
Frank S. Land
Frank A. Marshall
The Knights Templar


2) After _________________ related the story of Jacques DeMolay, the group (of original members)
decided to name itself for this historical figure connected with Masonry.
Frank A. Marshall
Gorman McBride
Louis Lower
Dad Land


3) Frank A. Marshall worked as an editorial writer for the _____________________.
Kansas City Star
Missouri Times
Kansas City Post
Kansas City Journal


4) __________________ young men attended the second meeting with Dad Land and Louis Lower.
35
31
25
53


5) Dad Land was employed at the Kansas City Scottish Rite Temple as the _______________ at the
time he founded the Order of DeMolay.
Venerable Master
Grand Secretary
Social Service Director
Employment Director


6) ______________ was the first to take the obligation of membership on Dad Land’s Bible.
Gorman McBride
Clyde Stream
Louis Lower
Alexander Cochran


7) _________________ is NOT a recommended recruitment tip.
Have and show a positive attitude
Look sharp
Tell prospects that your Chapter really needs help
Be organized


8) Dad Land designed the current DeMolay emblem in ________________.
1964
1949
1919
1948


9) Phillip the Fair of France set out to obtain control of the Templars in ________.
1298
1307
1305
1314


10) Phillip the Fair managed to force ________ to condemn the Templars and confiscate their property.
Pope Urban II
Pope Innocent
Pope Clement
Pope John Paul


11) All the first group of members in DeMolay were students at ______________ High School.
South
Central
North
Longfellow


12) Within a year of starting, Mother Chapter had over ________ members.
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000


13) ____________ was the day in history that launched the Order of DeMolay.
March 18, 1920
March 24, 1919
November 18, 1919
November 8, 1959


14) The DeMolay Ritual was written by ____________________.
Frank S. Land
Frank A. Marshall
Louis Lower
Charles Boyce


15) The Ritual was first used in degree work on ___________________.
September 27, 1919
November 8, 1919
March 24, 1919
March 18, 1919


16) The first Grand Master of the Grand Council of the Order of DeMolay for Boys was
__________________.
Frank S. Land
Alexander G. Cochran
Frank A. Marshall
Louis Lower


17) The largest membership class was held February 12, 1923 in _____________________, where 1,099
were initiated.
Kansas City, Missouri
Omaha, Nebraska
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Independence, Missouri


18) Much of the growth and spirit of DeMolay is due to this “little man of graceful charm…” referred to
____________.
Louis Lower
Alexander Cochran
Frank Marshall
Charley Boyce


19) The Chivalric Knights of the Holy Order of the Fellow Soldiers of Jacques DeMolay was formed in
_________.
1244
1948
1931
1969


20) The first name used by the organization was __________________________.
DeMolay Club for boys
DeMolay Council of Kadosh
DeMolay Council
Order of Knighthood


21) There have been a total of ____________ Honorary Grand Masters of DeMolay.
20
10
5
4


22) The Founder’s Cross was awarded for ___________________.
Special service to a Chapter
Special service to the community
Special service to the Order of DeMolay as determined by Dad Land
Special service to Masonry


23) Jacques DeMolay was burned at the stake on __________________.
March 18, 1307
November 8, 1314
March 18, 1314
October 13, 1307


24) In March 1954, the name Grand Council was changed to ____________________.
DeMolay Council
International Supreme Council
DeMolay Knighthood
Grand Advisory Council


25) The first Senior DeMolay to be elected Grand Master of DeMolay was ______________.
Louis Lower
Walter C. Ploeser
Charles B. McFee, Jr.
Jerome Jacobson


26) In 1919, a motion was passed by Mother Chapter to limit membership in DeMolay to a total of
________ members.
1000
100
75
9


27) By March 1922, ________________ states had DeMolay Chapters.
48
32
39
45


28) The original DeMolay Hall of Fame was started by _____________________.
Bob Mathias
Frank S. Land
Fran Tarkenton
Tom Osborne


29) Only one other award, the Legion of Honor, outranks the distinction of being elected to receive the
_____________.
Distinguished Service Award
Representative DeMolay
Degree of Chevalier
Founder’s Cross


30) The first Senior DeMolay appointed as a Deputy to serve on the Grand Council was
__________________.
J. Chris Nungesser
Gorman McBride
Charles B. McFee, Jr.
Jerome Johnson


The following questions are answered by true or false.
31) The Representative DeMolay program was first established in 1924.



32) The Distinguished Service Award was established in 1959.


33) Jacques DeMolay was tortured for seven years before being burned at the stake.


34) Amoco Oil Company and DeMolay first shared the new office building located at 201 E. Armour Blvd.
in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 23, 1958.


35) Chevalier is a French word meaning Knight.


36) The official support of DeMolay by Freemasonry began in 1919.


37) Dad Land joined Ivanhoe Lodge #446 A.F. & A.M. with money given him by his grandmother for his
21st birthday.


38) Dad Land had to drop out of high school in his junior year due to his work at the family restaurant.


39) Dad Land served as Imperial Potentate of the Imperial Shrine of North America in 1935.


40) Dad Land met his future wife, Nell Madeline Swiezewski, in the spring of 1908, while attending Central
High School.


41) Dad Land wrote the ritual for the Chevalier conferral.


42) President Gerald Ford is an Honorary Grand Master of DeMolay.


43) In February of 1963, a “Declaration of Principles” was signed by the leaders of Freemasonry to show
their support of DeMolay.


44) In 1922, The Grand Council adopted Six Obligatory Days for DeMolay Chapters.


45) The first DeMolay, Louis G. Lower, died July 18, 1943, after being shot by an intoxicated security
guard.


46) In the age of the Crusades, a disavowal of a confession was punishable by death.


47) The DeMolay Foundation was incorporated (in) November 3, 1948 to provide money to further the
religious, charitable, scientific and educational activities of the Order of DeMolay.


48) The DeMolay attitude towards prayer was fashioned after how George Washington knelt at Valley
Forge.


49) Dad Land passed away on November 8, 1965.


50) The Order of Knighthood was created to keep the interest of new members.

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