Second Degree (Choose a Different Test)

How was the first induction ceremony for the Order of the Arrow on July 16, 1915 different from induction ceremonies of today?

A. The ceremonialists wore black robes

B. The ceremonialists were the Camp Director and Assistant Director, Goodman and Edson, not youth lodge members

C. There was no Ordeal

D. All of the above
Which of the below accomplishments did George Feil accomplish during his record 18 year tenure as National OA Committee Chairman?

A. He served as Chairman for the OA 50th Anniversary festivities and activities

B. He served as Chairman for nine NOACs

C. He served as Chairman while the OA established the Red Arrow Award, the E. Urner Goodman Camping Award and the Lodge Achievement Award

D. All of the above
What youth officers were elected for the first time at the 1974 National Planning Meeting?

A. Region Chiefs

B. Conference Vice Chiefs

C. Region Vice Chiefs

D. All of the above
Who is the only president of the United States inducted into the Order of the Arrow?

A. Theodore Roosevelt

B. Franklin D. Roosevelt

C. Dwight D. Eisenhower

D. Gerald R. Ford
Arrowmen Ray Petit, Jay Dunbar, Joe Buchman, and John (Jock) Forrest and were all a part of CAG. What was CAG?

A. The Ceremonial Advisory Group

B. A volunteer group dedicated to improving the quality of inductions and ceremonies

C. A group whose members wrote and later promoted nationally the "Spirit of the Arrow" booklets

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
Why was 1948 a significant year for the Order of the Arrow?

A. The OA became a fully integrated program of the BSA

B. The Order published its first handbook

C. The OA held its first National Meeting at a university, now considered the first NOAC

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
Who served as the Order's first Guide and Guardian of the Trail?

A. Harry Yoder

B. George Chapman

C. Carroll A. Edson

D. Horace Kern
Which university has hosted more NOACs (10) than any other location, including the hosting of the first conference held on a campus in 1948, the 50th Anniversary NOAC, and the 75th Anniversary NOAC?

A. Indiana University

B. Michigan State University

C. Iowa State University

D. The University of Pennsylvania