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Quiz about Evangelion Symbolism
Quiz about Evangelion Symbolism

"Evangelion" Symbolism Trivia Quiz


Hideaki Anno packed loads of symbology from Judaism, Christianity, neurology, and psychology into this controversial anime series. How many symbols can you identify?

A multiple-choice quiz by Ransomed_Heart. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
194,581
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
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Avg Score
7 / 10
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Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Instead of shields, the attacking Angels use powerful "Absolute Terror" fields, or "AT" fields for short. Who was the original inventor of this concept? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What number is used most often in the series as a symbol of divinity or of divine aspiritions? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Kaworu goes so far as to call humans "Lilim" in episode 24. According to apocryphal texts of Judaism and Christianity, Lilith was the first wife of whom? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "God's in His heaven, all's right with the world," is a quote from "Pippa Passes", a poem by Robert Browning. NERV uses the quote in its logo to show that God is removed from the Earth, that He is not with humanity.


Question 5 of 10
5. Also found in the NERV logo is a fig leaf. What does this represent? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The Lance/Spear of Longinus and it's location embedded in the side of Lilith, is a reference to what Christian historical figure? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The symbol seen in the opening credits and painted on Gendo Ikari's office ceiling is known as the Tree of Life. According to the anciet Judaic philosophy known as Kabbalism, this symbol is a path to what? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Many times during the series the EVAs are seen acting on their own. EVA Unit 01 raises an arm to protect Shinji in the first episode. This implies what? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Pychology is used yet again with the three EVA pilots: Rei, Asuka, and Shinji. What is this symbolism called? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. A common childs' toy is used at least twice in the series as a symbol. What toy is this? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Instead of shields, the attacking Angels use powerful "Absolute Terror" fields, or "AT" fields for short. Who was the original inventor of this concept?

Answer: Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud is a famous 19th century psychologist. William Reich was his student, who later developed the idea of the AT field. The field itself is the theory that a child who grew up without strong parental figures would create a mental barrier, or the Absolute Terror field, to keep others at an emotional distance.
2. What number is used most often in the series as a symbol of divinity or of divine aspiritions?

Answer: Seven

Throughout both the Old and New Testaments of the Christian Bible, the number seven is used to represent divinity, especially showing up when God manifests His will. One example is Revelation 5:6.
3. Kaworu goes so far as to call humans "Lilim" in episode 24. According to apocryphal texts of Judaism and Christianity, Lilith was the first wife of whom?

Answer: Adam

Lilith is said to have been banished from the Garden of Eden when she refused to be subserviant to Adam, because she, unlike Eve, was not created from Adam.
4. "God's in His heaven, all's right with the world," is a quote from "Pippa Passes", a poem by Robert Browning. NERV uses the quote in its logo to show that God is removed from the Earth, that He is not with humanity.

Answer: true

In the poem the quote is used to say that Pippa is content with the world, despite how cruel the world can be. NERV uses it to show that God has separated Himself from humanity.
5. Also found in the NERV logo is a fig leaf. What does this represent?

Answer: Humanity's fall from grace

The leaf comes from Judeo-Christian beliefs that Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge, giving them knowledge of right and wrong. In shame, they covered themselves with fig leaves.
6. The Lance/Spear of Longinus and it's location embedded in the side of Lilith, is a reference to what Christian historical figure?

Answer: Jesus Christ

In the New Testament (John 19:31-37), the Bible mentions a solider piercing the side of Jesus to ensure his death.
7. The symbol seen in the opening credits and painted on Gendo Ikari's office ceiling is known as the Tree of Life. According to the anciet Judaic philosophy known as Kabbalism, this symbol is a path to what?

Answer: God

The symbol consists of 10.5 spheres called sephiroths and 32 paths connecting them. The more you move through the sephiroths the closer you get to God. Gendo sits under the sephiroth Kether, the highest sephiroth known as the Crown of God. It also appeares when Shinji and the 9 Mass-Production EVAs form a giant Tree of Life in the sky. Shinji sits on the sephiroth Tiphereth in the center of the tree, where God begins to manifest and the ritual of crucifiction begins.
8. Many times during the series the EVAs are seen acting on their own. EVA Unit 01 raises an arm to protect Shinji in the first episode. This implies what?

Answer: The EVAs contain the souls of the childen's mothers

The soul of Ikari Yui, Shinji's mother, is most likely in Unit 01, and the soul of Soryu Kyoko Zeppelin, Asuka's mother, is most likely in Unit 02. Units 00 and 03 are most likely souless, though it has been proposed that Unit 00 contains the soul of Naoko Akagi.
9. Pychology is used yet again with the three EVA pilots: Rei, Asuka, and Shinji. What is this symbolism called?

Answer: The id, superego, and ego system

The id, superego, and ego system was created by Freud. It is based on the idea that there at 3 parts of the concious mind. The "id" or the desire for personal gratification (Asuka), the "superego" or rational, analytical thought (Rei), and the "ego" or the main personality the controls the final decisions (Shinji).
10. A common childs' toy is used at least twice in the series as a symbol. What toy is this?

Answer: doll

The doll is first used in Asuka's past, where her mother commited suicide with a doll, thinking that it was Asuka. This leads directly to the second use of the doll. Rei slightly resembles the doll itself, which could explain some of Asuka's feelings towards her, and it is later revealed that Rei is little more than a doll.
Source: Author Ransomed_Heart

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