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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 49 bears a strong resemblance to what book of the Bible?
(a) Genesis.
(b) Samson.
(c) Mark.
(d) Revelations.

2. Chapter 56 ends asking who can distinguish between Crowley and ______.
(a) Jesus Christ
(b) Frater Perderabo.
(c) God.
(d) Allah.

3. Crowley asserts in Chapter 60 that the best men in England are what?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Virgins.
(c) Whores.
(d) Politicians.

4. Crowley writes that while faith dies quickly, ____ seems to stay perpetually young.
(a) Hatred.
(b) Fear.
(c) Doubt.
(d) Love.

5. What does Crowley disgustedly refer to people as in Chapter 68?
(a) Roaches.
(b) Rats.
(c) Apes.
(d) Frogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first wheel mentioned by Crowley in Chapter 78 is the what?

2. What does Crowley have a discussion with the angels about in Chapter 64?

3. Crowley seeks to return to nothing in Chapter 74, so he prepares to sail to _____.

4. In Chapter 48, Crowley writes, "the twelve-year-old prostitute attracts the _____."

5. Chapter 71 is an anthem repeating that there is no better way to purify the mind and body than what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What joke does Crowley make in the end of "Windmill Words"? What does this indicate?

2. What does Crowley write of life and death in "Mulberry Tops"?

3. How does Crowley relate restaurants and sex in "Constancy"?

4. Describe Crowley's views of women, as noted in "The Dowser."

5. What metaphor does Crowley use for the mind in "Dust-Devils"? How may this be interpreted?

6. How does Crowley view Laylah in relation to God in "The Praying Mantis"?

7. What is the Wheel of Samsara? What other wheels does Crowley describe in "Wheel and -- Whoa!"?

8. What does Crowley write of the Chinese octave in Chapter 44? What is his meaning?

9. How does Crowley comfort himself in "Sodom-Apples"? What is his conclusion in this parable?

10. What does Crowley indicate about light in the ritual of "Twig?"

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