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The Sign and the Seal - Quiz
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  • 1. Who is the author of The Sign and the Seal?
A) Wolfram von Eschenbach
B) Graham Hancock
C) Jonathan Kirsch
D) Desmond Ryan
  • 2. In what year was The Sign and the Seal published?
A) 1992
B) 1995
C) 1985
D) 2002
  • 3. According to Hancock, when was the Ark removed from Solomon's Temple?
A) 5th century
B) 12th century
C) Around 470 BC
D) Around 650 BC
  • 4. Which King of Judah is associated with the removal of the Ark in Hancock's theory?
A) King David
B) King Lalibela
C) King Solomon
D) King Manasseh
  • 5. How long did the Ark spend in Elephantine, Egypt according to the book?
A) About 50 years
B) About 200 years
C) About 800 years
D) About 100 years
  • 6. Where does the book claim the Ark was kept for 800 years after leaving Egypt?
A) Tana Qirqos
B) Chartres
C) Jerusalem
D) Axum
  • 7. Where does the Ethiopian Orthodox Church believe the Ark is currently located?
A) Tana Qirqos
B) The Vatican
C) Solomon's Temple
D) Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion
  • 8. Who does the Ethiopian Church believe brought the Ark to Ethiopia?
A) King Manasseh
B) King Lalibela
C) Menelik I
D) The Knights Templar
  • 9. Hancock compares the Ark to which other potential relic?
A) The Holy Grail
B) The Shroud of Turin
C) The Crown of Thorns
D) The Spear of Destiny
  • 10. Which literary work is mentioned as a source for Hancock's comparative study?
A) The Iliad
B) Beowulf
C) Parzival
D) The Divine Comedy
  • 11. Which group does Hancock claim searched for the Ark at the Temple Mount?
A) The Jesuits
B) The Ethiopian Orthodox Church
C) The Vatican
D) Knights Templar
  • 12. Which 12th-century king is mentioned in relation to the Knights Templar?
A) Clement V
B) Solomon
C) Lalibela
D) Manasseh
  • 13. What is the name of the church in Lalibela noted for its architecture?
A) Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion
B) Church of Saint George
C) The Cathedral of Chartres
D) Solomon's Temple
  • 14. In what year did the Ethiopian Church send emissaries to the Pope?
A) 650
B) 1307
C) 1306
D) 1200
  • 15. Who was the Pope that began prosecuting the Knights Templar?
A) Pope Clement V
B) Pope Innocent III
C) Pope Gregory IX
D) Pope Urban II
  • 16. What was the general critical reception of the book?
A) Positive
B) Negative
C) Mixed
D) Indifferent
  • 17. Who described the book as 'a whacking big dose of amateur scholarship'?
A) Richard Furlong
B) Desmond Ryan
C) Jonathan Kirsch
D) Graham Hancock
  • 18. How did Desmond Ryan joke about Hancock's speculating?
A) He should write fiction
B) He should go into real estate
C) He should study history
D) He should become a priest
  • 19. Who described the book as 'highly recommended for conspiracy fans'?
A) Desmond Ryan
B) Richard Furlong
C) Graham Hancock
D) Jonathan Kirsch
  • 20. Which book is described as the Ethiopian national epic in the text?
A) Kebra Nagast
B) The Sign and the Seal
C) Parzival
D) The Bible
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