Practice test · Tarot

Sample questions

Sample questions with answers.

From the practice pool, with the answers shown. The exam asks its own set of 40.

1. Tarot Combinations

   1. When joining two cards into one combined reading in this course, which of these are part of the method?

   Choose all that apply.

   • Aassigning one card to 'the past' and the other to 'the future'
   • blending both cards' own themes into a single reading Correct answer
   • reading each card's traditional meaning as the starting point Correct answer
   • Ddiscarding whichever card feels the least important
   • noticing where the two themes reinforce or complicate each other Correct answer

   Why: Combining starts from each card's own traditional meaning, then blends the two and notices where they reinforce or create tension — it doesn't assign spread positions or discard a card.

2. Tarot Combinations

   2. This course's card-combinations approach means you

   • read two cards together as one joined meaning Correct answer
   • Bcombine only cards that happen to share the same suit
   • Creplace both cards with a single new symbol
   • Dignore whichever second card gets drawn

   Why: Combining means blending two cards' own traditional meanings into one joined reading, not reciting each keyword separately.

3. Tarot Combinations

   3. A client draws the Six of Swords combined with the Nine of Cups. Which of these are defensible parts of a combined upright reading, following this course's method of joining traditional card meanings?

   Choose all that apply.

   • Aa totally unrelated legal battle beginning
   • contentment or a wish coming true once the transition settles Correct answer
   • moving away from difficulty toward calmer waters Correct answer
   • the Six of Swords' own theme of transition and leaving something behind, still present inside the pairing Correct answer
   • Einstant enormous wealth with no connection to either card's traditional meaning

   Why: Six of Swords (moving away from difficulty, leaving something behind) and Nine of Cups (contentment, a wish granted) blend into a transition that settles into satisfaction, while each card keeps its own upright theme inside the pairing. The legal battle and instant wealth come from neither card.

4. Tarot Combinations

   4. A reading combines The Hermit with the Three of Cups. Which of these follow this course's combination method?

   Choose all that apply.

   • noticing the tension between wanting solitude and being pulled toward community Correct answer
   • starting from Three of Cups' own traditional theme of friendship and celebration Correct answer
   • Ctreating the pair as a contradiction that cancels both cards out
   • starting from The Hermit's own traditional theme of solitude and reflection Correct answer
   • Eassigning The Hermit to 'the past' and Three of Cups to 'the future' as spread positions

   Why: The method starts from each card's own traditional meaning and looks at where they reinforce or create tension — it does not use spread positions or cancel the cards out.

5. Tarot Combinations

   5. A reading pairs The Lovers with the Ten of Pentacles. Joining their upright themes rather than reciting each separately, this pairing traditionally points to

   • a relationship moving toward commitment and security Correct answer
   • Ba solo career change unrelated to the relationship
   • Ca sudden breakup that catches everyone off guard
   • Da drawn-out legal dispute over shared money

   Why: The Lovers' upright theme of connection joins with the Ten of Pentacles' theme of lasting security to read as a relationship heading toward long-term commitment.

6. Tarot + Astrology

   6. A client draws The Chariot, and you're asked to explain its traditional astrological correspondence alongside its tarot meaning of willpower and drive. In this course's system, The Chariot traditionally corresponds to which sign?

   • Cancer Correct answer
   • BCapricorn
   • CLeo
   • DScorpio

   Why: In this correspondence system, The Chariot is traditionally linked to Cancer, sitting alongside — not replacing — its willpower-and-drive meaning in tarot.

7. Tarot Combinations

   

   7. Seven of Wands + Nine of Swords suggests that personal growth will come from overcoming ________ and ________, allowing you to defend your ideas and find clarity despite mental stress.

   Choose all that apply.

   • fear Correct answer
   • anxiety Correct answer
   • Coverthinking
   • Dreflection

8. Tarot Cards

   

   8. The Sun card advises that the best way to handle a situation where you feel uncertain is through __________ and trusting in the positive outcome.

   • Joy Correct answer
   • BFear
   • CAvoidance
   • DControl