Kappa Sigma Pledge Test 2 | 100% Correct |
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Write the Star & Crescent with proper punctuation. - ✔✔"The Star and Crescent shall not be worn by
every man, but only by him who is worthy to wear it. He must be a gentleman...a man of honor and
courage...a man of zeal, yet humble...an intelligent man...a man of truth...one who tempers action with
wisdom and, above all else, one who walks in the light of God."
Who is Manuel Chrysoloras (in detail)? When and where was he born? When and where did he die? -
✔✔He was a teacher of the Greek language who brought Greek to the Christian West. He was born in
1350 in Greece and died in 1415 in Constance, Germany.
Name the five European cities in which Manuel Chrysoloras taught. - ✔✔Paris, Venice, Rome, Bologna,
and Florence
What is the "Erotemata Civas Questiones"? - ✔✔The original Greek grammar and vocabulary text
written by Manuel Chrysoloras.
When and where was the traditional founding of Kappa Sigma? - ✔✔In 1400 at the University of
Bologna.
Why did Chrysoloras and the students form this organization? - ✔✔For mutual protection from the
persecution of Baldassarre Cossa.
Who is Baldassarre Cossa and why is he significant? - ✔✔He was the governor of Bologna at the time of
Manuel Chrysoloras and through his persecution of students allowed for the formation of Chrysoloras's
secret society.
What does Bononia Docet mean? - ✔✔Bologna Teaches
What is the city of Bologna also known as? - ✔✔The City of Letters
Verified | 2024 Version
Write the Star & Crescent with proper punctuation. - ✔✔"The Star and Crescent shall not be worn by
every man, but only by him who is worthy to wear it. He must be a gentleman...a man of honor and
courage...a man of zeal, yet humble...an intelligent man...a man of truth...one who tempers action with
wisdom and, above all else, one who walks in the light of God."
Who is Manuel Chrysoloras (in detail)? When and where was he born? When and where did he die? -
✔✔He was a teacher of the Greek language who brought Greek to the Christian West. He was born in
1350 in Greece and died in 1415 in Constance, Germany.
Name the five European cities in which Manuel Chrysoloras taught. - ✔✔Paris, Venice, Rome, Bologna,
and Florence
What is the "Erotemata Civas Questiones"? - ✔✔The original Greek grammar and vocabulary text
written by Manuel Chrysoloras.
When and where was the traditional founding of Kappa Sigma? - ✔✔In 1400 at the University of
Bologna.
Why did Chrysoloras and the students form this organization? - ✔✔For mutual protection from the
persecution of Baldassarre Cossa.
Who is Baldassarre Cossa and why is he significant? - ✔✔He was the governor of Bologna at the time of
Manuel Chrysoloras and through his persecution of students allowed for the formation of Chrysoloras's
secret society.
What does Bononia Docet mean? - ✔✔Bologna Teaches
What is the city of Bologna also known as? - ✔✔The City of Letters
