What is the common name for the first three degrees in Freemasonry?

What is the common name for the first three degrees in Freemasonry?

• A. The Craft
• B. The Blue Lodge
• C. The York Rite
• D. The Scottish Rite

Answer: (B)

The first three degrees are the foundational stages—Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master Mason—and they are conferred in a local lodge known as the Craft Lodge or Blue Lodge. The term Blue Lodge is the standard, widely used name that identifies this group of degrees and distinguishes them from the later, separate appendant bodies. The York Rite and Scottish Rite are examples of those later bodies with additional degrees beyond the Master Mason level. While you might hear “Craft Lodge” used, the common name you’ll see most often for the first three degrees is Blue Lodge.

The first three degrees are the foundational stages—Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master Mason—and they are conferred in a local lodge known as the Craft Lodge or Blue Lodge. The term Blue Lodge is the standard, widely used name that identifies this group of degrees and distinguishes them from the later, separate appendant bodies. The York Rite and Scottish Rite are examples of those later bodies with additional degrees beyond the Master Mason level. While you might hear “Craft Lodge” used, the common name you’ll see most often for the first three degrees is Blue Lodge.