How Well Do You Know Satan's Lore?
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Created 6/24/2024

Test your knowledge of the fascinating lore surrounding Satan with this quiz! See how many correct answers you can get out of 15.
1. What is the Hebrew meaning of the name 'Satan'?
Accuser
Adversary
Tempter
Deceiver
2. In the Book of Job, what was Satan's role?
Destroyer of Worlds
Ruler of Hell
God’s prosecuting attorney
Tempter of Jesus
3. Which ancient god influenced the first visual depictions of Satan?
4. What does the name Mastema mean?
Hostility
Darkness
Deception
Sin
5. Who does Satan consume in the lowest section of Hell according to Dante's Inferno?
Brutus, Cassius, and Judas
Adam, Eve, and Cain
Herod, Caesar, and Nero
Pharaoh, Judas, and Goliath
6. In the Jewish sect of Essenes, who was considered to lead the 'sons of darkness'?
Lucifer
Belial
Beelzebub
Mastema
7. What was Beelzebub originally known for?
Ruler of Hell
Bringer of Plagues
Prince of Lies
Getting rid of flies
8. In the Book of Revelation, where is Satan chained?
Lake of fire
Bottomless pit
Dead Sea
Hell's gates
9. What term is used for the journey of Christ to Hell and back in the early Middle Ages?
The Descent
The Harrowing of Hell
The Great Battle
The Divine Raid
10. Who was tasked by God to destroy Job's prosperity?
Mastema
Lucifer
Beelzebub
Satan
11. What was the literal translation of Satan’s alias 'ha-Satan' from Hebrew?
The Opposer
The Tempter
The Adversary
The Destroyer
12. Whose name did Lucifer derive from in Jerome's Latin translation of the Hebrew scriptures?
Morning Star
Son of the Dawn
Planet Venus
King of Babylon
13. In the writings of Paul, what title is given to Satan?
King of Darkness
Prince of Lies
Ruler of this world
The Deceiver
14. According to the Book of Jubilees, what fraction of demons did Mastema get to keep after the flood?
One-half
One-third
One-fourth
One-tenth
15. What sin led to Satan and his fellow angels being cast into the bottomless pit?
Betrayal
Blasphemy
Hubris
Fornication