The Satanic Temple Trivia Quiz

Answer: Salem, Massachusetts

The headquarters are located in Salem, Massachusetts and they share a building with the Salem Art Gallery. The building they are in is a former Victorian funeral home. The organization was founded by Lucien Greaves and Malcolm Jarry who met in 2012 and co-founded the group which became active in early 2013. The Satanic Temple achieved tax exempt status given to churches in 2019.

Answer: benevolence, empathy

The mission of the Satanic Temple is to "encourage benevolence and empathy among all people". The group acts on its mission and participates in activities to further it. These activities including confronting hate groups, taking legal action to further equal representation of religions and calling for the end to corporal punishment in schools.

In 2015 they were the subject of media attention when they offered to take in Muslims and refugees who were being subjected to discrimination as a result of the terrorist attacks in Paris.

Answer: Seven

There are seven fundamentals tenets of the Satanic Temple. These include the ideas that all creatures should be treated with compassion, that each individual has bodily autonomy, that justice is greater than laws and institutions, and that people make mistakes.

The seventh tenet reads (in part) "the spirit of compassion, wisdom, and justice should always prevail over the written or spoken word."

Answer: Detroit, Michigan

The very first chapter of the Satanic Temple originated in 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. There are chapters throughout the United States, including in Arizona, California, Florida and Texas. There is a chapter in the United Kingdom, one in Canada and one in Australia. Each of the chapters are started locally and then required to follow the fundamental tenets and mission of the Temple.

There are some disputes between the chapters and national leadership and in 2018 the Detroit chapter left the national organization.

Answer: Nontheistic

The Satanic Temple is a nontheistic religious group, meaning they don't believe in a God or gods. The group does use Satanic imagery in their activities and believes in the separation of church and state as well as the equal representation of all religions. Nontheism also plays a role in Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism.

Answer: After School Satan

The Satanic Temple has participated in a number of activities to further their mission and beliefs. In 2016 they sponsored an after school club called After School Satan as a response to the Christian-based after school club called the Good News Club.

In 2013 they attended the Florida State Capitol after Governor Rick Scott passed a bill allowing prayer in schools. The Satanic Temple vocalized that since the bill did not specify a religion, then it follows that students could engage in Satanic prayers on school property.

Answer: February 15

The five holidays that the Satanic Temple celebrate include Lupercalia on February 15. This holiday was a pastoral holiday of Ancient Rome. Good health and fertility are celebrated during Lupercalia. They also celebrate Hexxannacht (also known as Walpurgis Night) on April 30, which recognizes and remembers people who are victims of superstition.

The other three main holidays are Halloween on October 31, Sol Invictus on December 25 and Unveiling Day on July 25.

Answer: Baphomet

The state capitols of Arkansas and Oklahoma both displayed monuments of the Ten Commandments on their grounds. In response to this, the Satanic Temple crowdfunded and raised money to have a large bronze statue of Baphomet created. Baphomet is a deity of a goat-headed figure that is used in occult imagery.

The statue of Baphomet was to be displayed alongside the Ten Commandments monuments. The statue is over eight feet tall (almost three meters tall), and depicts Baphomet sitting on a throne with a pentagram displayed behind his head and two children looking up at him and smiling.

The statue was met with protests by religious organizations due to its controversial nature. In Oklahoma, the Ten Commandments monument was ordered to be removed and when that happened, the Satanic Temple withdrew its request to display their statue.

In Arkansas, the group was given the legal right to challenge the Ten Commandments monument.

Answer: Sign up on a website

Membership in the Satanic Temple is free. Interested individuals sign up on a website. There is a fee of $25 US dollars if a person wants a membership card. Sometimes members are asked to leave or are not renewed depending on how they are conducting themselves and representing the Temple.

For example, a member who called for violence against President Donald Trump was expelled from the group.

Answer: False

The Satanic Temple has been criticized and protested against by many other religious organizations. They are controversial and push the boundaries of decency and expression in order to gain attention for their mission of egalitarianism and social justice. They have been accused of mocking other religious organizations and prominent members have received death threats. They contend that they are genuine and use satire and other approaches as ways to bring attention to serious matters.