Second Degree (Choose a Different Test)

Which of the following is not true about both of the founders of the Order of the Arrow?

A. Both Founders lost a son in World War II

B. Both Founders received the Distinguished Service Award in its first year, 1940

C. Both Founders kept their Vigils together on July 21, 1915

D. Both Founders served as professional Scouters
At the 1964 National Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, the Order of the Arrow held their first Jamboree OA Pow Wow. Which of the following occurred at that OA Pow Wow?

A. It was, at the time, the largest gathering of Arrowmen, including NOACs

B. E. Urner Goodman addressed the Scouts

C. Chief Scout Executive Joe Brunton spoke and commented on the National Chief bonnet that he had donated to the OA after his term as National Chief in 1938-1940

D. All of the above
What role, that would be introduced to Arrowmen at the 1975 NOAC and formally adopted in 1981, did Tipisa Lodge member William Hartman invent and become the first to serve as on December 12, 1969?

A. As the Gegeyjumhet

B. As the Guide and Guardian of the Trail

C. As an Ordealmaster

D. As an Elangomat
How old were E. Urner Goodman and Carroll A. Edson when they started the Order of the Arrow on July 16, 1915?

A. 24

B. 34

C. 44

D. 54
Which of the following was an influence on the OA founders?

A. Ernest Thompson Seton and the Woodcraft Indians

B. "The Great Reunion" - 50th anniversary of Gettysburg

C. The Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip

D. All of the above
Which event that related to the Order, prior to the founding of WWW, occurred in 1913?

A. Camp Treasure Island opened as a Philadelphia Council camp

B. E. Urner Goodman camped on Treasure Island as Scoutmaster of Troop 1, Philadelphia

C. E. Urner Goodman served as a Scoutmaster for a BSA service troop at the "Great Reunion", 50th Anniversary Battle of Gettysburg

D. All of the above
What was significant about the election of Ron Temple as the 1961 National Conference Chief?

A. He was the first chief from Carroll A. Edson's original lodge in Chicago

B. He was the first African American National Chief, elected at a time before the Civil Rights Act

C. He was elected to his third consecutive term as National Chief

D. He was the first youth National Chief
What decree did the National Committee on Badges and Insignia make in 1954 that was a great advantage and complement for the Order of the Arrow?

A. The approval of the Universal Arrow Ribbon

B. The approval of the OA sash for Arrowmen

C. The approval of the right shirt pocket flap for use by local OA lodges for their patch

D. All of the above
In 1924, the two Philadelphia Council OA lodges became the first two lodges to merge together. In 1929, the five OA lodges of Chicago Council merged into one lodge. What rule in the early years of WWW allowed for councils to have more than one lodge?

A. Prior to 1929, councils could have as many lodges as they desired, provided the paid membership in each lodge remained greater than 75 Arrowmen

B. The original rule was one lodge per camp, not one lodge per council

C. Each new lodge was required to pay $75 to charter. Originally, the fee was considered sufficient to discourage the "frivolous" chartering of lodges for the purpose of "vote packing" at Grand Lodge Meetings

D. There was no rule. The five lodges in Chicago were proof that a rule was needed
At the 1926 Grand Lodge Meeting, a motion was made and passed that read, "That the Grand Lodge authorize any lodge to adopt as a felt emblem, the second degree totem of the said lodge with an arrow superimposed thereon and pointing to the left." The motion went on to say, "that no felt emblem of the first degree be authorized by the Grand Lodge or used by the local lodges." Why are these first authorized OA emblems so rare?

A. These first emblems dated to around 1926. They are rare because they are old.

B. These first emblems were restricted to Second Degree (Brotherhood) and Third Degree (Vigil Honor) members only. Fewer members attained those degrees in the 1920s.

C. The OA phenomenon of patch trading had not yet begun.

D. All of the above