3.4 Divination and Future-Telling

What is palmistry primarily used for?

• Predicting weather patterns

• Analyzing a person’s future and character through hand features

• Reading ancient texts

• Diagnosing medical conditions

Which of the following divination methods uses melted wax?

• Cartomancy

• Ceromancy

• Tasseography

• Ifá

The study of facial features to determine personality traits is called:

• Physiognomy

• Astrology

• Numerology

• Graphology

Tasseography is a form of divination that involves:

• Crystal gazing

• Reading the arrangement of coffee grounds or tea leaves

• Observing the movement of celestial bodies

• Communicating with spirits through a medium

What kind of deck is traditionally used in cartomancy?

• A chessboard

• A standard 52-card deck

• A set of rune stones

• A palm leaf manuscript

Soothsayers were historically known for:

• Healing the sick

• Interpreting omens and predicting the future

• Performing religious sacrifices

• Creating philosophical texts

The Ouija board is primarily associated with:

• Communicating with spirits

• Predicting financial markets

• Healing the sick

• Astrology

Which of the following is an ancient Chinese divination system?

• Omikuji

• I Ching

• Jyotish

• Ouija

Ifá is a divination system that originates from:

• China

• India

• West Africa

• Greece

Jyotish, also known as Vedic astrology, is associated with which country?

• Japan

• India

• Greece

• Egypt