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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. Crowley compares the mind to what in Chapter 42, suggesting constant change?
2. The first paragraph of Chapter 75 refers to Crowley's diet changing from oysters to spring beans and what as the season changes?
3. The completion of what will be the destruction of all things?
4. What number is Chapter 54 preoccupied with?
5. Crowley asserts in Chapter 57 that the Rose is useless without what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What number is prominent in Chapter 54? What is this parable about?
2. How does Crowley comfort himself in "Sodom-Apples"? What is his conclusion in this parable?
3. What is Crowley alluding to within "The Duck-Billed Platypus" in describing the Rose?
4. What symbols does Crowley use in "Plover's Eggs"? What do they represent?
5. Who dies in "Sic Transeat"? How is this symbolic?
6. What is the Hindu parable of the Infinite Snake Ananta? Why does Crowley cite this story?
7. What does Crowley write of life and death in "Mulberry Tops"?
8. How does Crowley view Laylah in relation to God in "The Praying Mantis"?
9. What does Crowley write of his love for Laylah in "The Drooping Sunflower"?
10. How does Crowley describe certainty and doubt in "Terrier Work"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Crowley's position of the ego and the will. How does Crowley use metaphor to express his teachings on these subjects? What does the author associate the ego with and what influences impacted his vision?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and define the following terms and discuss their meaning in the text: The Abyss, Nuit, Hadit, and Ra-Hoor-Khuit. Where does Crowley discuss these 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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