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"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.

Author
Ransomed_Heart

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
194,581

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Avg Score
7 / 10

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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

William Reich

Sigmund Freud

Hideaki Anno

Albert Einstein

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Question 2 of 10

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

Three

Two

Five

Seven

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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

Abraham

Cain

Adam

Abel

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.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

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

Oneness with nature

Figs

Humanity's fall from grace

The raking in of souls

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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

Pilate

Peter

Jesus Christ

John

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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

God

Peace

Enlightenment

True Happiness

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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

The EVAs do not need pilots to operate

The pilot does not need to be in the cockpit to pilot the EVA

EVA Unit 01 is possessed

The EVAs contain the souls of the childen's mothers

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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

The Triumvrate system

The Physical system

The Trinity system

The id, superego, and ego system

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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

doll

blocks

car

jack-in-the-box

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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.

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.

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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