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Occult
  • 1. What does the term 'occult' refer to?
A) A type of music genre
B) Hidden or secret knowledge
C) A type of ancient language
D) A secret society
  • 2. Which famous occultist is known for founding the religion of Thelema?
A) John Dee
B) Madame Blavatsky
C) Aleister Crowley
D) Eliphas Levi
  • 3. Which occult practice involves attempts to communicate with spirits of the deceased?
A) Necromancy
B) Astrology
C) Aura reading
D) Tarot reading
  • 4. What is the name for a protective symbol commonly used in occult practices?
A) Pentagram
B) Yin Yang
C) Crescent Moon
D) Ankh
  • 5. Which mythical creature is often associated with occult practices and believed to have magical powers?
A) Unicorn
B) Phoenix
C) Dragon
D) Griffin
  • 6. In occultism, what is the dark counterpart to the concept of soul?
A) Id
B) Shadow
C) Ego
D) Consciousness
  • 7. What is the practice of using numbers as symbols believed to have magical significance?
A) Geomancy
B) Numerology
C) Palmistry
D) Astrology
  • 8. What are protective amulets or objects designed to ward off evil spirits called?
A) Earrings
B) Talismans
C) Necklaces
D) Bracelets
  • 9. What term describes the belief in the ability to communicate with spirits through written messages?
A) Texting
B) Speech therapy
C) Manual typing
D) Automatic writing
  • 10. What term is used in occultism to describe the ability to perceive things beyond normal human senses?
A) Psychokinesis
B) Precognition
C) Telepathy
D) Clairvoyance
  • 11. What is the term for the practice of predicting the future through the interpretation of celestial bodies' movements?
A) Chiromancy
B) Alchemy
C) Numerology
D) Astrology
  • 12. What is the name of the ancient mystical system of Jewish interpretation of the Bible?
A) Algebra
B) Kabbalah
C) Carnival
D) Bollywood
  • 13. What is the belief in the existence of mysterious energies or forces that can be tapped into for various purposes called?
A) Activism
B) Occultism
C) Realism
D) Optimism
  • 14. What is the concept of 'séance' in occultism?
A) A meeting to communicate with spirits
B) A nature hike
C) A group workout session
D) A fancy dinner party
  • 15. Which century did the term 'occult sciences' become associated with astrology, alchemy, and natural magic?
A) 17th-century England
B) 19th-century France
C) 16th-century Europe
D) 20th-century United States
  • 16. Who suggested that fortune-telling and occult interpretations using cards were unknown before the 18th century?
A) Wouter Hanegraaff
B) Carl Jung
C) Michael Dummett
D) Edward Tylor
  • 17. What does the use of 'occult science(s)' imply from the Age of Enlightenment onward?
A) A conscious polemic against mainstream science.
B) An acceptance of scientific methods.
C) A rejection of all forms of magic.
D) A focus on empirical evidence.
  • 18. What does occultism commonly refer to by the 21st century?
A) Scientific studies on paranormal phenomena.
B) Forms of esoteric currents that developed in the mid-19th century and their descendants.
C) The study of ancient religions only.
D) A synonym for traditional religious practices.
  • 19. Which term is used in the occult to refer to the channeling of energy through the hands for healing purposes?
A) Reiki
B) Hypnosis
C) Aromatherapy
D) Meditation
  • 20. Who is the Dutch scholar of hermeticism mentioned in relation to occult sciences?
A) Carl Jung
B) Michael Dummett
C) Edward Tylor
D) Wouter Hanegraaff
  • 21. Which scholar connects the horror genre with occult themes?
A) Jeffrey Sconce
B) John Durham Peters
C) Eugene Thacker
D) Hanegraaff
  • 22. What ancient language is often used in occult rituals and spells?
A) Japanese
B) Latin
C) French
D) Russian
  • 23. Which French scholar noted that occultists sought an alternative solution to scientism?
A) Julian Strube
B) Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke
C) Antoine Faivre
D) Wouter Hanegraaff
  • 24. Which esoteric traditions are often categorized under occultism?
A) Scientific exploration of paranormal activities.
B) Spiritualism, Theosophy, Anthroposophy, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and the New Age movement.
C) Only Spiritualism and Theosophy.
D) Christian mysticism and Islamic Sufism.
  • 25. What is the practice of harnessing unseen forces to bring about specific outcomes known as?
A) Magic
B) Science
C) Geography
D) History
  • 26. Who is considered the founder of Theosophy and authored 'The Secret Doctrine'?
A) Dion Fortune
B) Gerald Gardner
C) Helena Blavatsky
D) Aleister Crowley
  • 27. What did Theodor W. Adorno use the term 'occultism' to represent?
A) A form of scientific inquiry into supernatural phenomena.
B) The study of hidden religious texts.
C) Esoteric teachings within Christianity.
D) A broad synonym for irrationality.
  • 28. Who popularized the term 'the occult' with their 1971 publication?
A) Genesis P-Orridge
B) Colin Wilson
C) Hanegraaff
D) Christopher Partridge
  • 29. In which book did Edward Tylor use 'occult science' as a synonym for magic?
A) The Secret Doctrine
B) The Golden Bough
C) The Interpretation of Dreams
D) Primitive Culture
  • 30. What non-Western practices began to be included in occultism by the start of the twentieth century?
A) Yoga
B) Theosophy
C) Alchemy
D) Ceremonial magic
  • 31. Which French esotericist is considered the principal exponent of occultism in Europe and the United States in the mid-19th century?
A) Antoine Court de Gébelin
B) Papus
C) Helena Blavatsky
D) Éliphas Lévi
  • 32. Who suggested that Hanegraaff's definition might cause confusion?
A) Emanuel Swedenborg
B) Wouter Hanegraaff
C) Julian Strube
D) Marco Pasi
  • 33. What was the earliest known usage of 'occultism' in French?
A) In Aymon de Lestrange's article published in Dictionnaire des mots nouveaux by Jean-Baptiste Richard de Radonvilliers in 1842.
B) In a political context against priests and aristocrats.
C) By Jean-Marie Ragon in Maçonnerie occulte.
D) By Éliphas Lévi in his book Dogme et rituel de la haute magie.
  • 34. What is the belief in the ability to predict the future through supernatural means called?
A) Illumination
B) Exploration
C) Divination
D) Organization
  • 35. Who used occultism pejoratively to describe new religions and movements?
A) René Guénon
B) Éliphas Lévi
C) Helena Blavatsky
D) Jean-Baptiste Richard de Radonvilliers
  • 36. Which musician is credited with coining the term 'occulture'?
A) Genesis P-Orridge
B) John Durham Peters
C) Erik Davis
D) Jeffrey Sconce
  • 37. Which quality was considered an occult property due to its lack of rational explanation during the Middle Ages?
A) Alchemy
B) Magnetism
C) Gravity
D) Aether
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