What should you do while awaiting admission?

• A. Explore the lodge room unsupervised.
• B. Await the time with patience until your request is made known to the Worshipful Master and his answer returned.
• C. Begin memorizing passages for the examination.
• D. Seek to gain entry by force if necessary.

Answer: (B)

Patience and proper procedure are the focus here. While waiting to be admitted, you should remain reverent and still, and await being announced to the Worshipful Master; admission comes when he receives your request and responds. Exploring the lodge unsupervised would disrupt the ritual’s order, and forcing entry goes against the lodge’s rules and the candidate’s duty to follow proper procedure. Memorizing passages for an examination isn’t the immediate action required while awaiting admission.