Which items are identified as the working tools of an Entered Apprentice Mason?

• A. The Square and Compasses.
• B. The Twenty Four Inch Gauge, and Common Gavel.
• C. The Level and Plumb.
• D. The Trowel and Chisel.

Answer: (B)

In Freemasonry, the working tools chosen for a degree are symbolic lessons tied to that degree. For an Entered Apprentice, the two working tools are the Twenty-Four-Inch Gauge and the Common Gavel. The gauge teaches how to regulate actions and time—to measure and pace one’s duties so nothing is neglected or wasted. The common gavel represents breaking away roughness in character, chipping away at bad habits and passions to refine oneself into a more orderly, square person.

The other items listed aren’t the EA’s working tools. The square and compasses are widely recognized symbols of the Craft used across degrees, not specific EA working tools. The level and plumb are associated with the next degree’s lessons, and the trowel and chisel are more closely connected with other stages or symbolic meanings within the craft.