Introduction To Astrology - Ancient Astrology
Multiple Choice - 2 Points Apiece
1. The world's general view on Astrology is...
A. Very accurate
B. Just plain wrong
C. Vague and shallow
D. The world doesn't know of it. It's a magical
world thing.
2. The first Astrologers were found where?
A. China
B. Greece
C. Mesopotamia
D. Sumeria
3. What were the five odd stars the ancients saw?
A. Planets
B. Cheeses
C. Witches on broomsticks
D. Just odd stars
4. What is a zodiac?
A. An animal
B. A constellation
C. A cheese wheel
D. A planetary track
5. Identify a sidereal period.
A. Time it takes the sun to move around the Earth
B. Time it takes a planet to move around the
entire zodiac
C. Time it takes cheese to fermate
D. Absolutly nothing.
6/ What did the ancients call their pictures
in the night sky?
A. Animamillions
B. Queens
C. Predictions
D. Constellations
7. What sign signaled the coming of Fall or Autumn?
A. Aries
B. Libra
C. Cancer
D. Capricorn
8. How long did the old system of Astrology last?
A. Hundreds of years
B. A decade or so
C. A day
D. Thousands of years
9. What sign is the new bringer of Spring?
A. Aquarius
B. Pisces
C. Cancer
D. Gemini
10. Identify Precession.
A. Stars slowly forward shifting in the night sky
B. Stars slowly shifting backwards in the night
sky
C. Stars not moving at all
D. Stars moving way too fast
Essay - 8 points
Hipparchus is the Greek Astronomer who ended old
Astrology. Tell me more about him in an essay.
Pictures - 2 points
Find me two (2) pictures of Hipparchus. (1 point
for each picture)
