Questions & Answers
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Global Occultism and Esoterica study set below.
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1
The Theosophical Society, founded by Helena Blavatsky and others in 1875, established its permanent international headquarters in which city?
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A
London
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B
New York City
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C
Adyar
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D
Paris
2
Aleister Crowley, the founder of Thelema, established the 'Abbey of Thelema' in which country?
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A
Italy
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B
France
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C
Egypt
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D
Greece
3
The mysterious 'Rosicrucian Order' (AMORC) has its primary world headquarters, known as Rosicrucian Park, located in which U.S. city?
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A
San Jose
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B
Boston
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C
Philadelphia
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D
New Orleans
4
The Cathars, a dualist religious movement often associated with esoteric history, were centered primarily in which region of medieval France?
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A
Brittany
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B
Languedoc
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C
Normandy
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D
Provence
5
The 'Great Seal of the United States' is often cited in esoteric studies; the design was influenced by historical figures from which European capital?
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A
London
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B
Berlin
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C
Paris
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D
Rome
6
The island of Delos in Greece is historically significant to the study of ancient mystery cults, specifically the cult of which deity?
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A
Apollo
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B
Zeus
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C
Poseidon
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D
Hades
7
The 'Kybalion', a foundational text of Hermeticism, was purportedly written by 'Three Initiates' who were based in which country?
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A
Egypt
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B
United States
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C
United Kingdom
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D
India
8
The Temple of Set, an occult organization, was founded in 1975 by Michael Aquino in which U.S. state?
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A
California
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B
Nevada
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C
New York
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D
Florida
9
The 'Piton de la Fournaise' is a site frequently linked to occult practices in which French overseas department?
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A
Martinique
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B
Réunion
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C
Guadeloupe
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D
French Guiana
10
Rudolf Steiner, the founder of Anthroposophy, constructed the first Goetheanum in which Swiss town?
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A
Zurich
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B
Bern
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C
Dornach
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D
Geneva
11
The 'Codex Gigas', or the Devil's Bible, is a massive medieval manuscript currently housed in the National Library of which country?
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A
Sweden
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B
Czech Republic
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C
Germany
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D
Austria
12
The Druze faith, often studied in the context of esoteric traditions, has its largest population centers located in Syria and which other country?
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A
Lebanon
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B
Iraq
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C
Jordan
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D
Turkey
13
The ancient site of Eleusis, famous for the 'Eleusinian Mysteries', is located in which modern-day country?
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A
Turkey
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B
Cyprus
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C
Greece
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D
Egypt
14
The Findhorn Foundation, a famous spiritual community often associated with New Age and esoteric thought, is located in which country?
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A
Ireland
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B
Scotland
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C
Wales
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D
England
15
The 'Voynich Manuscript', an enigmatic illustrated codex, is held at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at which university?
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A
Harvard
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B
Oxford
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C
Yale
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D
Stanford
16
The Order of the Solar Temple, a secret society active in the late 20th century, had significant activity in which two French-speaking countries?
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A
France and Belgium
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B
France and Switzerland
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C
Canada and France
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D
Switzerland and Belgium
17
The ancient city of Heliopolis, significant to Egyptian occult traditions, is now a suburb of which modern capital?
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A
Cairo
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B
Alexandria
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C
Luxor
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D
Giza
18
Gnosticism, a collection of religious ideas, is famously associated with the Nag Hammadi library, discovered in which country?
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A
Syria
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B
Iraq
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C
Egypt
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D
Israel
19
The 'Satanic Temple' gained legal notoriety in the U.S., but its administrative headquarters is located in which city?
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A
Salem
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B
Portland
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C
Los Angeles
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D
Chicago
20
The 'Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn' was founded in the late 19th century in which city?
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A
Paris
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B
London
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C
Edinburgh
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D
Dublin
