The sign of the Entered Apprentice alludes to the penalty of the Entered Apprentice's obligation. The sign is made by drawing the right hand rapidly across the neck as shown on the left. Explanation of the Entered Apprentice sign: Draw the right hand rapidly across the neck as represented and drop the arm to the side.
The ACT was first administered in the year 1959. It was made as a competitor to the SAT by Everett Franklin Lindquist.
All of the action of Act I takes place in the year 1640 in the hall of the Hotel de Bourgogne in Paris. Don't be mistaken. The Hotel de Bourgogne is not a hotel where guests can rent rooms. Rather, it is a theater, built on top of the remains of a palace constructed by the dukes of Burgundy.