Q 01/05

Which animal does the zodiac sign Taurus represent?

A) A goat

B) A bull

C) A lion

D) A ram

Answer · why

B) A bull

The Latin word taurus simply means bull, and the sign's glyph is a circle topped with horns.

Q 02/05

Taurus occupies which position in the order of the twelve zodiac signs?

A) 2nd

B) 3rd

C) 4th

D) 1st

Answer · why

A) 2nd

It covers 30° to 60° of the ecliptic, the stretch immediately after Aries.

Q 03/05

Which planet is said to rule Taurus in Western astrology?

A) Mars

B) Jupiter

C) Mercury

D) Venus

Answer · why

D) Venus

Venus also rules Libra, so the two signs are often paired as the 'Venusian' signs.

Q 04/05

Taurus belongs to which of the four classical elements?

A) Water

B) Air

C) Earth

D) Fire

Answer · why

C) Earth

The earth signs are traditionally read as practical and grounded, which is where the stubborn-bull stereotype comes from.

Q 05/05

Which modality (quality) does Taurus have in astrology?

A) Fixed

B) Cardinal

C) Angular

D) Mutable

Answer · why

A) Fixed

Fixed signs sit in the middle of each season; Taurus is the fixed sign of spring.