Quiz: Voodoo, the mysterious religion
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1 of 8What is the highest deity in Voodoo?
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Bondye
Correct! In Voodoo religion Bondye is a supreme, one-and-only creator God
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Jason Bourne
Incorrect! Unless Matt Damon is a God. Otherwise, it’s Bondye
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Ares
Incorrect! Ares is a God of war in Greek mythology
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Bondye
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2 of 8What is the common name for spirits in Voodoo?
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Loa
Correct! Loa serve as intermediaries between supreme creator God Bondye and humanity
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Spooky ghosts!
Incorrect! Nope. It is spooky, but the right answer is Loa!) A3: Architrave (Incorrect! It’s an element of ancient Greek architecture
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Architrave
Incorrect! It’s an element of ancient Greek architecture
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Loa
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3 of 8What is sacrificed during Voodoo rituals?
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People!
Incorrect! That’s a stereotype!
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Voodoo dolls
Incorrect! That would be just pointless, wouldn’t it?
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Animals
Correct! Usually they sacrifice goats and such
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People!
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4 of 8What is a “gris-gris”?
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A ritual dish made of sacrificed animals
Incorrect! But we see your logical
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A Voodoo talisman
Correct! It’s a small cloth bag that is believed to protect one from evil
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An evil spirit
Incorrect! But they do exist in Voodoo!
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A ritual dish made of sacrificed animals
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5 of 8Who can become a Voodoo priest?
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Only people from New York
Incorrect! It’s obviously only the people from New Jersey
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Anyone
Correct! A male priest is called Houngan, and a female is called Mambo
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A young woman who could eat a raw horse’s heart
Incorrect! That worked for Daenerys, but we are not in the Game of Thrones
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Only people from New York
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6 of 8Who is Papa Legba in Voodoo religion?
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A pizza delivery service
Incorrect! But hot 40 cm Papa Legba’s pizza does sound delicious
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A spirit
Correct! This spirit serves as an intermediary between the world of spirits and the world of humans
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A ceremonial dress
Incorrect! But they have those too!
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A pizza delivery service
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7 of 8What does a person feel after being possessed by a Voodoo spirit?
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Strength, power, dominance!
Incorrect! Seems the wrong spirits have possessed someone…
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He feels tired and has no recollection of possession
Correct! That is by tradition. But many speculate that people are lying of being possessed to attract attention
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Happy and relaxed
Incorrect! Well, guess there are no down-to-earth spirits in this world
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Strength, power, dominance!
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8 of 8With which religion is Haitian Voodoo historically tied?
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Roman Catholicism
Correct! Haitian Voodoo is a result of syncretism of traditional religions of West Africa and Roman Catholicism
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With some evil old religion or something
Incorrect! Haitian Voodoo is a peaceful religion that shares many Christian values
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None. Haitian Voodoo was established even before Christianity was!
Incorrect! Haitian Voodoo has only developed from the 16th to 19th century
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Roman Catholicism
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