Q 01/05

Haitian Vodou developed on which island?

A) Hispaniola

B) Guadeloupe

C) Barbados

D) Martinique

Answer · why

A) Hispaniola

It blended West and Central African religions with the Catholicism of the French colony of Saint-Domingue.

Q 02/05

What is the name of the single supreme creator god in Vodou?

A) Legba

B) Bondye

C) Nzambi

D) Ogou

Answer · why

B) Bondye

The name comes from the French Bon Dieu, 'Good God'; another name, Gran Mèt, is borrowed from Freemasonry.

Q 03/05

What are the spirits who serve under the creator god called?

A) Vodún

B) Orishas

C) Lwa

D) Gris-gris

Answer · why

C) Lwa

They are also called the mystères, anges, saints and les invisibles.

Q 04/05

From which West African language does the word Vodou itself come?

A) Wolof

B) Yoruba

C) Kikongo

D) Fon

Answer · why

D) Fon

In the kingdom of Dahomey, vôdoun meant a spirit or deity, first recorded in 1658.

Q 05/05

What are the two most notable 'nations' (nanchon) into which the lwa are divided?

A) Rada and Petwo

B) Gede and Marasa

C) Kongo and Nago

D) Fon and Yoruba

Answer · why

A) Rada and Petwo

The Rada are 'cool' and sweet-tempered; the Petwo are 'hot' and associated with fire.