ProCon’s Astrology Quiz
- Question: According to a 2024 Pew Research Center poll, what percentage of Americans relied heavily on astrology and similar means to make major decisions?
- Answer: In a 2024 Pew Research Center poll, only 1 percent of Americans reported relying heavily on astrology or similar means to make major decisions.
- Question: Which is a common argument against astrology being useful?
- Answer: All of these are common arguments against astrology being useful.
- Question: When did astrology separate from astronomy?
- Answer: Aristotelian philosophy (which promoted the idea of “as above, so below”—meaning, the celestial field above directly influenced the terrestrial world below—and, thus, favored astrology) fell out of favor and was replaced with modern philosophy in the 17th century.
- Question: What does an astrologer include when making a natal (birth) chart?
- Answer: A natal chart includes not only a person’s zodiac sign but also other elements of the cosmos at the time of birth.
- Question: Which is a common argument for astrology being useful?
- Answer: All of these are common arguments for astrology being useful.
- Question: Which is the first sign of the Western zodiac?
- Answer: The dates corresponding to Aries mark the spring equinox (the beginning of spring) in the Northern Hemisphere, which is the astrological new year.
- Question: To which ancient civilization does astrology originally date?
- Answer: The earliest surviving astrological chart (410 BCE) was found in Babylon, the capital of southern Mesopotamia. From there astrology spread to Egypt, Greece, and India.
- Question: How does the Chinese zodiac differ from the Western zodiac?
- Answer: The Chinese zodiac is a cycle of 12 animals, each corresponding to specific birth years.
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