A) Neopaganism B) Polytheism C) Monotheism D) Atheism
A) Mineral Therapy B) Gemstone Rituals C) Crystal Healing D) Stone Magic
A) Rebirth B) Renewal C) Awakening D) Revival
A) Gerald Gardner B) Socrates C) Isaac Newton D) Plato
A) Litha B) Ostara C) Imbolc D) Samhain
A) Astrology B) Astronomy C) Alchemy D) Cosmology
A) Communion B) Burning Incense C) Casting a Circle D) Baptism
A) Star of David B) Crescent Moon C) Cross D) Pentacle
A) In the second half of the 20th century B) After World War I C) In the 18th and 19th centuries D) During the Renaissance
A) Revival of historical pagan beliefs B) Emphasis on material concerns C) Millenarian ideas about spiritual advancement D) Focus on community ceremonies
A) Scientific discoveries B) Modern technology C) Future human consciousness D) Past cultures
A) They ignore it entirely B) They favour transcendence of it C) They seek to connect it to the divine D) They focus on its material concerns
A) Commercialisation of spirituality B) Millenarian ideas C) Ceremonial and community-focused activities D) Personal growth of the individual
A) Christianity B) New Age C) Scientific materialism D) Modern paganism
A) Under the umbrella of New Age, though this classification is contested by modern pagan scholars B) As a precursor to New Age C) As identical to New Age D) As entirely separate from New Age
A) The presence of Wicca in popular culture since the 1990s B) The influence of Eastern religions C) The decline of modern paganism D) The rise of New Age movements
A) ethnikós B) paganus C) Augustine D) heathen
A) Tertullian B) Jerome C) Michael York D) Augustine of Hippo
A) Both see it as central to material success B) Both reject any connection to spirituality C) Modern pagan theology is immanent, connecting nature to the divine; New Age proponents favour transcendence D) Both view it as entirely separate from spirituality
A) They reject historical influences entirely B) They emerged solely in the 20th century C) They are based on scientific principles D) They often have roots in 18th- and 19th-century cultural movements
A) Both focus equally on community and personal growth B) Both prioritize material success C) Both reject any form of spiritual advancement D) Modern pagans focus on community, while New Agers emphasize personal growth
A) They see it as identical to their own beliefs B) They often seek to distance themselves from it and may use the term as an insult C) They fully embrace it without reservation D) They are indifferent to it
A) Celtic Witchcraft B) Popularised Witchcraft C) Egalitarian Witchcraft D) Traditional Witchcraft
A) The annual Starwood Festival B) Celtic-themed pagan music C) The Gaia hypothesis D) Wicca-inspired lifestyle books
A) United Kingdom B) Australia C) The United States D) Europe
A) They reject academic study entirely B) They prioritize academic study over practice C) They focus solely on practical applications without study D) They have similar relationships between academic study and practice
A) Skepticism B) Scientific experimentation C) Political activism D) Visualization
A) They ignore them entirely B) They consider them identical to themselves C) They criticise them for their emphasis on material concerns D) They see them as spiritual leaders
A) Heelas B) Antoine Faivre C) York D) Hanegraaff
A) Swedenborgianism B) Theosophical literature C) Christian Science D) Transcendentalism
A) Nationalism B) Traditional religious institutions C) The post-war American environmental movement D) Corporate commercialism
A) Classical music B) Western philosophy C) Modern art D) Eastern religions
A) Unified central dogma B) Differing views of the natural world and spirituality C) Lack of interest in European culture D) Similarity in their goals
A) Central dogma B) Rejection of older scholarship C) Focus on scientific validation D) Interest in aspects of European culture and history that were marginalised before the 20th century
A) Strict adherence to traditional rituals B) Goddess worship combined with self-love teachings C) Emphasis on ethnic pride D) Focus on celestial events |