- 1. Which people tell of the iron-toothed asanbosam?
A) Mapuche
B) Betsileo
C) Ewe
D) Ashanti
- 2. What form can the adze take?
A) Bird
B) Snake
C) Wolf
D) Firefly
- 3. What can the impundulu summon?
A) Rain and hail
B) Earthquakes
C) Wind and fog
D) Thunder and lightning
- 4. What do the Betsileo people call the vampire that eats nail clippings?
A) Adze
B) Ramanga
C) Impundulu
D) Asanbosam
- 5. What is the Swahili term for state employees rumored to be vampires?
A) Soucouyant
B) Wazimamoto
C) Peuchen
D) Cihuateteo
- 6. The rougarou is a mixture of French beliefs and what else?
A) Native American legends
B) African Vodu
C) Aztec mythology
D) Colonial European folklore
- 7. What does the term loup-garou mean?
A) Vampire
B) Werewolf
C) Firefly
D) Blood-drinker
- 8. What kind of creature is the peuchen of Chile?
A) Bloodsucking snake
B) Humanoid firefly
C) Skull-faced spirit
D) Large bird
- 9. What plant was used to ward off vampires in South American folklore?
A) Garlic
B) Rosemary
C) Aloe vera
D) Lavender
- 10. What did the Aztec cihuateteo steal?
A) Crops
B) Blood
C) Nail clippings
D) Children
- 11. In which US state was the belief in vampires widespread during the 19th century?
A) Florida
B) California
C) Texas
D) Rhode Island
- 12. What disease was believed to be caused by vampire visitations in New England?
A) Tuberculosis
B) Cholera
C) Influenza
D) Smallpox
- 13. Who is the most famous recorded case of suspected vampirism in New England?
A) The Rougarou
B) Mercy Brown
C) Sarah Roberts
D) Dracula
- 14. Where did Sarah Roberts die and get buried?
A) Pisco, Peru
B) Trinidad
C) Exeter, Rhode Island
D) Mauritius
- 15. The cihuateteo were spirits of women who died doing what?
A) Old age
B) Childbirth
C) Accidents
D) War
- 16. What was a common method used to prevent a corpse from becoming an undead revenant?
A) Burning the corpse
B) Sprinkling holy water
C) Staking the heart
D) Burying the corpse upside-down
- 17. Which objects were placed near graves to satisfy demons or appease the dead?
A) Scythes or sickles
B) Garlic cloves
C) Iron nails
D) Silver crosses
- 18. The practice of placing an obolus in a corpse's mouth comes from which culture?
A) Ancient Egyptian
B) Ancient Chinese
C) Ancient Greek
D) Ancient Roman
- 19. What purpose did the obolus serve in the River Styx tradition?
A) To signal wealth
B) To pay the toll
C) To identify the body
D) To provide food
- 20. What is the name of the vampire-like figure in modern Greek folklore?
A) Dhampir
B) Vrykolakas
C) Strigoi
D) Jiangshi
- 21. What inscription was placed on a piece of pottery to prevent a vrykolakas?
A) Jesus Christ conquers
B) Death to the living
C) Rest in peace
D) Return to the earth
- 22. What physical measure was taken on a corpse's legs to prevent them from rising?
A) Amputating the feet
B) Tying the heels together
C) Severing the tendons at the knees
D) Breaking the ankles
- 23. Which items were placed on the ground to keep a vampire occupied counting?
A) Poppy seeds, millet, or sand
B) Coins or jewelry
C) Small stones or beads
D) Flower petals
- 24. The habit of vampires counting grains is associated with which trait?
A) Arithmomania
B) Photophobia
C) Necrophilia
D) Hematophagy
- 25. According to Chinese narratives, what would a vampire stop to count?
A) A sack of rice
B) A pile of coins
C) A bag of beans
D) A collection of bones
- 26. What animal was used to help identify a vampire's grave?
A) A black cat
B) A white goat
C) A virgin stallion
D) A trained hound
- 27. What color was the horse required to be for identifying a vampire in Albania?
A) White
B) Spotted
C) Black
D) Brown
- 28. What physical sign on the earth over a grave was seen as evidence of vampirism?
A) Flowers wilting
B) Water pooling
C) Holes appearing in the earth
D) Smoke rising
- 29. What was sometimes found on the face of a corpse when a suspected grave was opened?
A) Fresh blood
B) Mold
C) Soil
D) Wax
- 30. Which of these was considered a sign that a vampire was active in a locality?
A) A solar eclipse
B) Sudden plant growth
C) Death of cattle
D) Heavy rainfall
- 31. What activity did vampires engage in that resembled poltergeist activity?
A) Opening locked doors
B) Writing messages on walls
C) Hurling stones on roofs
D) Singing at night
- 32. Besides hurting livestock, what did vampires do to people in their sleep?
A) Stealing dreams
B) Shaking their beds
C) Pressing on them
D) Whispering names
- 33. What does a vampire typically feed on to survive?
A) Sunlight
B) Vital essence
C) Animal bones
D) Human flesh
- 34. In what century did the modern, gaunt, pale vampire archetype emerge?
A) 20th century
B) 18th century
C) Early 19th century
D) 17th century
- 35. What action was taken against suspected vampires during the 18th-century mass hysteria?
A) Piercing with stakes
B) Locking them in dungeons
C) Burning at the stake
D) Exile to the mountains
- 36. What is the Albanian term for a local variant of a vampire?
A) Vrykolakas
B) Strega
C) Strigoi
D) Shtriga
- 37. Which scientist suggested a link between Porphyria and vampirism in 1982?
A) Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
B) David Dolphin
C) Bram Stoker
D) John Polidori
- 38. Who wrote 'The Vampyre', published in 1819?
A) Mary Shelley
B) Bram Stoker
C) Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
D) John Polidori
- 39. Which novel is considered the quintessential vampire novel?
A) Dracula
B) Carmilla
C) The Vampyre
D) Interview with the Vampire
- 40. In what year was Bram Stoker's Dracula published?
A) 1897
B) 1872
C) 1901
D) 1819
- 41. What does the Romanian term 'strigoi' mean?
A) Dead body
B) Blood drinker
C) Witch
D) Night wanderer
- 42. What modern entity is sometimes compared to early folk beliefs in vampires?
A) Werewolves
B) Bigfoot
C) Zombies
D) Chupacabra
- 43. What natural process did pre-industrial societies likely misunderstand that led to vampire beliefs?
A) Hibernation
B) Migration
C) Decomposition
D) Photosynthesis
- 44. What is the name of the 1872 novel by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu?
A) Dracula
B) The Awakening
C) The Vampyre
D) Carmilla
- 45. In which century did the term 'vampire' first become popularized in Western Europe?
A) 19th century
B) 16th century
C) 18th century
D) 17th century
- 46. What term was used to describe the appearance of vampires in their earliest prominent English appearance?
A) Vampir
B) Vampyre
C) Undead
D) Witch
- 47. Which specific historical event involved Serbian and Oltenian practices of exhuming bodies?
A) The French Revolution
B) 1725 Serbian panic
C) The Great Plague
D) The 1819 literary movement
- 48. According to the text, what is the vampire currently considered in modern times?
A) An alien species
B) A scientific anomaly
C) A fictitious entity
D) A biological threat
- 49. What type of creature are vampires described as in European folklore?
A) Divine being
B) Spectral ghost
C) Animalistic beast
D) Undead humanoid
- 50. The theory linking Porphyria to vampirism is now considered to be what?
A) Unexplored
B) Largely discredited
C) Scientifically proven
D) The leading explanation
- 51. From which language group is the term 'vampir' believed to have originated according to the consensus?
A) Indo-Iranian
B) South Slavic
C) Romance
D) West Germanic
- 52. Which Polish Jesuit priest introduced the concept of vampirism to German readers in 1721?
A) The Kipchak people
B) A Slavic monk
C) Oxford scholars
D) Gabriel Rzączyński
- 53. Which language is sometimes claimed as an alternative origin for the word vampire?
A) Lithuanian
B) Latin
C) Greek
D) Finnish
- 54. Which characteristic is specific to Old Bulgarian in the evolution of the term 'vampire'?
A) Adding the 'v' sound before the large nasal vowel
B) Changing the root entirely
C) Doubling the consonant
D) Removing the initial vowel
- 55. In which centuries was the pagan worship of demonic creatures attested in Old East Slavic?
A) 17–19th centuries
B) 11–13th centuries
C) 15–17th centuries
D) 8–10th centuries
- 56. What is the Proto-Slavic form mentioned in the text?
A) onpyr
B) uber
C) vampir
D) upir
- 57. The migration of which people is said to have spread the 'uber' belief?
A) Roman legions
B) Slavic tribes
C) Germanic knights
D) Kipchak-Cuman
- 58. Which ancient culture is mentioned as having precursors to modern vampires?
A) Incas
B) Mayans
C) Mesopotamians
D) Aztecs
- 59. Where did the folklore for the entity known today as the vampire originate?
A) Western Asia
B) South America
C) Southeastern Europe
D) Northern Africa
- 60. What is a common cause for someone becoming a vampire according to the text?
A) Spending time in the sun
B) Inheriting wealth
C) Being bitten by a vampire
D) Drinking holy water
- 61. What sound was reported as emanating from the graves of vampires?
A) Laughter
B) Whispering
C) Chewing sounds
D) Screaming
- 62. What is a dhampir in Albanian folklore?
A) A hybrid child
B) An ancient spirit
C) A demonic priest
D) A type of vampire hunter
- 63. According to Russian folklore, who were vampires often believed to have been while alive?
A) Children
B) Soldiers
C) Wealthy merchants
D) Witches
- 64. What is the karkanxholl described as?
A) A lycanthropic creature
B) A dragon
C) A giant spider
D) A bird of prey
- 65. Which of these is mentioned as a reason for people becoming vampires?
A) Old age
B) Suicide victims
C) Accidental death
D) Drowning
- 66. What happens if a vampire is seen in its coffin?
A) It holds a cross
B) It is always smiling
C) It is covered in dust
D) Its left eye is often open
- 67. What is the general term for items able to ward off revenants?
A) Warding charms
B) Apotropaics
C) Relics
D) Talismans
- 68. Which of the following is cited as a traditional apotropaic against vampires?
A) Salt
B) Iron nails
C) Garlic
D) Silver coins
- 69. Which sacred item is mentioned as an apotropaic?
A) Bell
B) Incense
C) Crucifix
D) Candle
- 70. What kind of ground are vampires traditionally said to be unable to walk on?
A) Barren land
B) Frozen ground
C) Sandy soil
D) Consecrated ground
- 71. What geographical feature are vampires said to be unable to cross?
A) Running water
B) A bridge
C) A forest path
D) A mountain range
- 72. Who popularized the idea that vampires do not have a reflection in modern fiction?
A) Arnold Paole
B) European folklore
C) Polish settlers
D) Bram Stoker
- 73. What must a vampire receive before entering a house according to some traditions?
A) An invitation
B) An offering
C) A formal decree
D) A secret password
- 74. Besides blood, what could be eaten from a vampire's grave to gain protection?
A) Bones
B) Dirt
C) Flesh
D) Hair
- 75. Which famous case is mentioned in relation to eating dirt from a vampire's grave?
A) Bram Stoker
B) Arnold Paole
C) The Polish reports
D) The Vrykolakas case
- 76. Which wood was the preferred material for stakes in Russia and the Baltic states?
A) Hawthorn
B) Aspen
C) Oak
D) Ash
- 77. In Serbia, which wood was preferred for stakes?
A) Oak
B) Pine
C) Ash
D) Hawthorn
- 78. Where in Germany was the mouth targeted for staking?
A) Eastern Germany
B) Northern Germany
C) Western Germany
D) Southern Germany
- 79. In north-eastern Serbia, which body part was the target for staking?
A) The eyes
B) The throat
C) The heart
D) The stomach
- 80. Which sharp object was commonly buried with a corpse to prevent it from rising?
A) Arrow
B) Sword
C) Fork
D) Sickle
- 81. What was found in the mouth of a 16th-century female corpse near Venice?
A) A brick
B) A silver cross
C) Garlic
D) A piece of wood
- 82. In Bulgaria, what was found embedded in the torsos of over 100 skeletons?
A) Glass shards
B) Religious icons
C) Wooden stakes
D) Metal objects like plough bits
- 83. Where was oak specifically recorded as a stake material?
A) Russia
B) Silesia
C) Venice
D) Serbia
- 84. What was a 19th-century precaution taken in Romania and Armenia?
A) Shooting a bullet through the coffin
B) Drowning the coffin
C) Chaining the body to the coffin
D) Burning the entire cemetery
- 85. Did the term 'vampire' exist in ancient times?
A) Yes, it originated in Mesopotamia
B) Yes, it was a common Hebrew term
C) No
D) Yes, it was used by the Greeks
- 86. In the Baitāl Pacīsī, what kind of beings inhabit corpses?
A) Empusae
B) Piśāca
C) Vetālas
D) Lilin
- 87. Which civilization depicted blood-drinking demons on excavated pottery shards?
A) Babylonians
B) Romans
C) Persians
D) Greeks
- 88. Who was considered a threat and strangler of babies in Hebrew demonology?
A) Lilith
B) Empusa
C) Hecate
D) Lamia
- 89. Empusa was described as the daughter of which goddess?
A) Lilith
B) Lamia
C) Venus
D) Hecate
- 90. Who was the Greek librarian of the Vatican that described Balkan vampire beliefs in 1645?
A) Prospero Lambertini
B) Walter Map
C) Michael Ranft
D) Leo Allatius
- 91. What was the name of the vampire reported in Istria in 1672?
A) Philippe Rohr
B) Otto
C) Vikramāditya
D) Jure Grando
- 92. What Russian word for 'heretic' was synonymous with a vampire?
A) Draugr
B) Ubır
C) Eretik
D) Striges
- 93. Who concluded that vampire phenomena were purely natural or the fruit of imagination?
A) Johann Christoph Harenberg
B) William of Newburgh
C) Prospero Lambertini
D) Leo Allatius
- 94. Which creature is described as a 'bronze-footed' demonic creature?
A) Empusa
B) Mormo
C) Lamia
D) Lilitu
- 95. What does the text suggest about the immortality of the vampire compared to saints?
A) It is a sign of divine favor
B) It is not a form of immortality at all
C) It is identical to the immortality of saints
D) It represents perdition rather than salvation
- 96. In which region did the first outbreak of alleged vampire attacks begin in 1721?
A) France
B) England
C) East Prussia
D) Spain
- 97. Who was the first infamous vampire case involving a corpse from Serbia?
A) Petar Blagojević
B) Miloš Čečar
C) Dom Augustine Calmet
D) Gerard van Swieten
- 98. At what age did Petar Blagojević die?
A) 50
B) 75
C) 62
D) 40
- 99. What did Petar Blagojević allegedly ask his son for after death?
A) His inheritance
B) Water
C) Food
D) A cross
- 100. What was Miloš Čečar's profession before he became a farmer?
A) Doctor
B) Soldier
C) Blacksmith
D) Priest
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