Interpreting Hands

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Interpreting Hands

1. Fill in the blanks.
(1) Chiromancy is concerned with the
of the hand.
(2) Chirognomy is concerned with the
of the hand, the
and
of the palm,
of fingers and thumb,
and so on.
(3) Dermatoglyphics is concerned with the
and
which make a
on the hand.

2. Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The man has focused his research on __________.

a. chiromancy and chirognomy b. chiromancy and dermatoglyphics c. chirognomy and dermatoglyphics
(2) There are ________ parts in one hand according to chirognomy. a. three b. four c. five

3. Complete the following information according to what you hear on the tape.
CHIROGNOMY
Area A: Inner active area
Parts of hand included —
,
,
and the area below all three
Relation —
relation, love life and the relation to

Area B:
Parts of hand included — around the base of
and
Relation — one's
, one's relation to

Area C:
Parts of hand included —
the inner active area
Relation — the
part of the

Area D:
Parts of hand included — around the base of
Relation — one's
and

4. Identification. Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and Column III
Column I
(1) the finger of Apollo
(2) the finger of Mercury
(3) the finger of Jupiter
(4) the finger of Saturn

Column II
a. inner concerns
b. ambition, life energy, prospects for success
c. human relationship
d. presence of saturnine qualities

Column III
i. the index finger
ii. the middle finger
iii. the ring finger
iv. the little finger

Answer: (1) —

; (2) —

;
        (3) —

; (4) —

.

5. Complete the following information according to what you hear on the tape.
(1) The square shape finger reflects a
and
kind of person.
(2) The spatulate type of finger is the finger of
and
people.
(3) The pointed type of finger belongs to the
and
kind of people.
(4) Finger with the smooth joints indicates a
and
kind of character.
(5) The crooked type of finger means a
,
and
nature.

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Interpreting Hands

1. Fill in the blanks.
(1) Chiromancy is concerned with the
of the hand.
(2) Chirognomy is concerned with the
of the hand, the
and
of the palm,
of fingers and thumb,
and so on.
(3) Dermatoglyphics is concerned with the
and
which make a
on the hand.

2. Choose the best answer (a, b, or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The man has focused his research on __________.

a. chiromancy and chirognomy b. chiromancy and dermatoglyphics c. chirognomy and dermatoglyphics
(2) There are ________ parts in one hand according to chirognomy. a. three b. four c. five

3. Complete the following information according to what you hear on the tape.
CHIROGNOMY
Area A: Inner active area
Parts of hand included —
,
,
and the area below all three
Relation —
relation, love life and the relation to

Area B:
Parts of hand included — around the base of
and
Relation — one's
, one's relation to

Area C:
Parts of hand included —
the inner active area
Relation — the
part of the

Area D:
Parts of hand included — around the base of
Relation — one's
and

4. Identification. Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and Column III
Column I
(1) the finger of Apollo
(2) the finger of Mercury
(3) the finger of Jupiter
(4) the finger of Saturn

Column II
a. inner concerns
b. ambition, life energy, prospects for success
c. human relationship
d. presence of saturnine qualities

Column III
i. the index finger
ii. the middle finger
iii. the ring finger
iv. the little finger

Answer: (1) —

; (2) —

;
        (3) —

; (4) —

.

5. Complete the following information according to what you hear on the tape.
(1) The square shape finger reflects a
and
kind of person.
(2) The spatulate type of finger is the finger of
and
people.
(3) The pointed type of finger belongs to the
and
kind of people.
(4) Finger with the smooth joints indicates a
and
kind of character.
(5) The crooked type of finger means a
,
and
nature.