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