Extrasensory Perception (ESP) Quiz — what the 20 questions cover and why it matters for readers

# What this quiz is testing

# The topics you'll need to know The quiz focuses on the glossary and history used in popular discussions of ESP. Key topic groups that appear repeatedly:

• Telepathy: questions ask what telepathic communication can involve (thoughts, feelings, images) and link the idea to concepts about a shared unconscious.
• Psychometry: the ability to perceive information via touch and the term used to describe that skill.
• Psychokinesis/Telekinesis: terms for moving or influencing objects without physical interaction and suggested targets such as random number generators or other systems.
• Clairsenses: literal translations and meanings for clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience and claircognisance, and how these senses are reported to work (seeing, hearing, feeling, knowing).
• Time-related abilities: precognition (perceiving events before they happen) and retrocognition (perceiving past events).
• Testing tools and symbols: Zener cards and which symbols are used on them.
• Named people and programs: J.B. Rhine, Rupert Sheldrake and projects like the Stargate Project and Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) are referenced in quiz questions.

• Definition questions: "What is psychometry?" "What does claircognisance mean?"
• Literal-translation questions: "What is the literal translation of clairvoyance?" "What is the literal translation of clairaudience?"
• Identification questions: "Which symbol would you NOT find on a Zener card?"
• Historical/research questions: "Which government project investigated ESP during the Cold War era?" "Which research program studied the effects of the mind on physical systems?"

# What the quiz assumes about readers

# How to prepare if you want a higher score Focus on clear, short definitions for the named abilities: telepathy, psychometry, psychokinesis/telekinesis, clairvoyance, clairaudience, clairsentience and claircognisance. Learn the distinction between precognition and retrocognition. Memorize a few well-known names and programs commonly mentioned in paranormal coverage (J.B. Rhine, Rupert Sheldrake, Stargate, PEAR). Know the common Zener-card symbols.

# Who will find this quiz useful

• Casual readers who want a quick check of their familiarity with mainstream paranormal vocabulary.
• Fans of pop-parapsychology trivia who enjoy short, focused quizzes.
• People preparing to read popular pieces on ESP who want the basic terminology up front.

# Bottom line This quiz is a compact vocabulary and pop-history test about extrasensory perception. It covers definitions, literal translations of terms, a few historic research programs and classic test tools used in paranormal literature. If you know the common clairsenses, the difference between precognition and retrocognition, and a few names and projects cited in parapsychology, you should handle most questions easily.