Simple Cross tarot spread quiz: four cards, one plan
Twelve questions on the four-card Cross: the core, what not to do, what to do and the outcome, plus how to read a bright warning card or a heavy result.
- 5 questions
- ≈ 2 min
- +5 bronze keys for a flawless run
What does the Simple Cross quiz test?
This quiz covers Tayna's Simple Cross, four cards for the moment when the situation is clear but the next move isn't. It checks whether you remember the order of positions, whether you read the 'don't do' and 'do' pair as a fork in the road, and how you treat an outcome that looks heavy.
Each run gives you five of twelve questions with shuffled answers. A short explanation follows every answer and a full review closes the run. Replay it as many times as you like.
How the Cross is built
The first card names the core of the question and often reframes it: you ask about money and get Cups, so the real issue is how you feel about money. The second card shows the move that would hurt right now, the third the action or attitude that helps. The fourth shows where it all leads if you follow card three and steer clear of card two.
Even a bright card in the 'What not to do' slot is a warning. The Sun there can mean overconfidence, the Three of Cups partying before the work is done, the Chariot pushing too hard. The position asks the question; the card answers it.
In 'What to do' the suit suggests a method: Wands say move first, Pentacles say lean on careful numbers, Swords say tell the truth, Cups say listen to your feelings.
How do you read the middle pair and the outcome?
Cards two and three are the heart of the spread, so read them together. Swords in 'don't' with Cups in 'do' sound like 'don't argue, talk it through'; Wands against Pentacles say 'don't rush, do the maths first'. If both share a suit, it's about how rather than what. If both are Major Arcana, the question carries more weight than it seems.
The outcome tests the plan; it isn't a verdict. If it's heavy even with good advice, the goal itself may need rethinking. The Cross shines with 'how' and 'what should I do' questions and struggles with other people's thoughts or the distant future. Compared with the Celtic Cross it's a matter of scale: four cards about a step versus ten about a big life situation.
All questions and answers
Open after you play: the full question set with right answers and explanations.
1. How many cards does Tayna's Simple Cross use?
Right answer: Four
Four: the core, what not to do, what to do and the outcome. Ten cards is the Celtic Cross.
2. What does the third position of the Cross show?
Right answer: What to do
The order is core, what not to do, what to do, outcome. Card three is the action or attitude that helps.
3. The Sun lands in 'What not to do'. What is it warning about?
Right answer: Overconfidence
A bright card here is still a warning: too much self-assurance or wanting everyone to like you.
4. By its suit, which card in 'What to do' tells you to speak the truth?
Right answer: Ace of Swords
In 'What to do' Swords mean tell the truth, Wands act, Pentacles calculate and Cups listen to feelings.
5. The outcome card in the Cross is a final verdict.
Right answer: Myth
The outcome tests the plan: where you get if you follow card three. A direction, not a promise.
6. Swords in 'don't do', Cups in 'do'. What's the advice?
Right answer: Don't argue, talk
The pair reads as a fork: skip the argument and have a heart-to-heart talk instead.
7. How does the Simple Cross differ from the Celtic Cross?
Right answer: Scale: four cards
The Cross is four cards about a concrete step; the Celtic Cross is ten about a big life situation.
8. Which kind of question does the Cross handle worst?
Right answer: Others' thoughts
The Cross is an instruction spread: strong on 'how' and 'what to do', weaker on others' minds or far futures.
9. Which 'What not to do' card means 'don't party until the job is done'?
Right answer: Three of Cups
The Three of Cups as a warning: the danger is in a good thing that's too much or comes too early.
10. Wands in 'don't do', Pentacles in 'do'. What's the advice?
Right answer: Don't rush, count
Wands against Pentacles: don't charge ahead, do the maths first. Drive gives way to planning.
11. Both middle cards of the Cross are Major Arcana. What does that mean?
Right answer: It matters more
Two Majors in the middle mean the question matters more than it seems and the choice will ripple further.
12. The outcome is heavy even though the advice is good. What does Tayna suggest?
Right answer: Rethink the goal
If the outcome is heavy despite good advice, the goal itself may need rethinking; check the core card.