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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character does Crowley use to refer to himself in the text?

2. The Pentagram is the square of what?

3. Below the Holy Three in Chapter 10 are Chaos and what?

4. What is the name of the Swan in Chapter 17?

5. Who does Crowley assert would the be best ruler in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Crowley equate love with death in "The Stag-Beetle"?

2. What does Crowley suggest man's relationship with God be in "The Blind Webster"?

3. What does the figure of Laylah represent to Crowley? What is written of her in "The Pole Star"?

4. Where does Crowley associate disease in "Steeped Horsehair"? Where is man's potential?

5. What does Crowley describe IT as in Chapter 31?

6. How does Chapter 27 relate to Chapter 15? What story does Crowley tell in "The Sorcerer"?

7. What is the Gun-Barrel symbolic of?

8. Describe Crowley's thoughts on waiters in "The Despot." What is this a metaphor for?

9. How does Crowley describe the creation of the universe in Chapter 6, "Caviar"?

10. What does Crowley write of the Knights Templar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the hexagram and the pentagram. Where are these discussed in the book and how are they represented numerologically? How does Crowley describe the symbolic significance of each?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Crowley's depiction of women in "The Book of Lies". How does the author contradict himself in his depictions of women? Describe the women who are illustrated in the text.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Crowley's use of metaphor in "The Book of Lies". In what ways do Crowley's metaphors mirror those used in other theologies and mythologies?

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