Assignment 8

Please send the assignment and extra credit in one email to hol.mifm @ gmail.com (without the spaces). Your subject should be "MIFM - HW8 - HOL NAME" (and you fill in your HOL NAME!).

Please include your HOL NAME and HOUSE in the body of your email.

Due date is May 31st at 11:59pm HOL time.

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Below are a variety of opportunities for you to earn points. You may choose which you do; remember that I can award a maximum of 60 points per assignment.

Homework 8

Multiple choice (2 points each - 20 points total)

1. The Conquest of Jerusalem took place on

a) July 15th, 1199

b) July 15th, 1099

c) July 1st, 1099

d) July 5th, 1199

2. Hughes de Payns and nine of his companions created what was then known as the Order of the _________ Knights of the Christ and the Temple of Solomon.

a) Templar

b) Dark

c) Poor

d) Brave

3. 10 years after the creation of the Order, there were about _______ knights.

a) 300

b) 3000

c) 1119

d) 10

4. In the hierarchy of the Order, directly below the marshal is the:

a) commander

b) the treasurer of the community

c) seneschal

d) the chief of war

5. The main source of wealth of the order was:

a) the money from Kings and Princes

b) donations from convents

c) the fortunes given to the Order when one was inducted into it

d) the money they received from robbing banks

6. The Temple of _________ became the chief town of the Order.

a) Cyprus

b) Jerusalem

c) Acre

d) Paris

7. Roger Lhomoy was a former ______ at Gisors.

a) guard

b) butler

c) cook

d) knight

8. In what year was the treasure of the Order found at Gisors and confirmed by archaeologists?

a) 1962

b) 1946

c) 1964

d) None of the above

9. According to the secret Vatican file, the treasure of the Order escaped under Philip's nose in:

a) 3 carriages

b) 18 carriages

c) 8 ships

d) 3 backpacks

10. Jane Berry discovered a book with men that were dressed as the Templars. They wore,

a) white coat with a blue cross

b) red coat with a white cross

c) white coat with a red cross

d) blue coat with a red cross

True or False (1 point each - 5 points total)

State whether the following sentences are true or false. If they are false, then please correct them.

1. Nobles were the only ones allowed in the Order.

2. The annual income of the Knights, would today be equivalent to 15 Euros.

3. All three of Philip's sons died within two decades, and were called the "Cursed Kings."

4. In 1291, Jacques de Molay was elected as Grand Master.

5. No one had higher authority than the Grand Master.

Short Answer (5 points)

16. If you had been a knight in the Order, where would you have hidden the treasure, and why?

Essay Option 1 (30 points)

Create your own Order. What is the name of your Order? How do people join the Order? What is the purpose of your Order? Maybe even write a code for the Order! (250 word minimum)

Art Option (30 points)

Design an advertisement to recruit people to help you search for the Templar treasure. Upload your ad to an image hosting site, such as imgur, and send in the link.

Essay Option 2 (30 points)

Find an example of the Templar treasure in popular culture. Write about your research in 250 words or more.

Jigsaw Puzzle (20 points )

Solve this jigsaw puzzle, and send a link to your screencap (saved in Photobucket, PostImage or a similar site). Include the time it took to solve and the number of pieces of the puzzle in your screencap.

Click here for the puzzle.