What action was performed with you at the start of the ceremony?

• A. Conducted to the center of the lodge and caused to kneel for the benefit of prayer.
• B. Led to the East and asked to declare your trust.
• C. Taken by the right hand and told to arise and follow your guide.
• D. Reconducted to the Senior Warden in the West to learn a footstep.

Answer: (A)

At the opening stage of the Entered Apprentice ceremony, the candidate is conducted to the center of the lodge and made to kneel for the benefit of prayer. This act sets a reverent tone, signaling humility before beginning the work and inviting guidance as the initiation proceeds. The other actions described correspond to later moments in the ritual, such as moving to the East to declare trust, or being guided to arise and follow, or being reconducted to the Senior Warden to learn a footstep. Those steps occur after the ceremony has started, not at its very beginning.