Q 01/05

What object does the sign Libra represent?

A) A spinning wheel

B) Weighing scales

C) A water jar

D) A bow and arrow

Answer · why

B) Weighing scales

Weighing scales are Libra's emblem: a beam with a pan hanging from each end, drawn in the sign's glyph as a bar resting on a baseline, the image of fa...

Q 02/05

Libra is unique among the zodiac signs because it is the only one represented by what?

A) An inanimate object

B) A named goddess

C) A pair of creatures

D) A weapon of war

Answer · why

A) An inanimate object

An inanimate object stands for Libra alone; every other sign is an animal or a human or mythological figure, though some old star maps add a figure ho...

Q 03/05

Libra is which sign in the order of the zodiac?

A) 8th

B) 6th

C) 7th

D) 9th

Answer · why

C) 7th

Libra is the 7th sign, opening the second half of the twelve-sign zodiac; its first point marks the autumn equinox, halfway round the wheel from the f...

Q 04/05

Which planet rules Libra?

A) Venus

B) Jupiter

C) Saturn

D) Mercury

Answer · why

A) Venus

Venus rules Libra as well as Taurus, its two domiciles; the planet of harmony and partnership suits the sign of fairness and relationships.

Q 05/05

Libra belongs to which element?

A) Air

B) Earth

C) Fire

D) Water

Answer · why

A) Air

With Gemini and Aquarius it makes up the air triplicity, the signs of thought and communication.