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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 asserts in Chapter 0 that the "O!" refers to both an ecstatic exclamation and what?

2. What does Crowley write conquers desire and surrenders his individualism to act as "an hollow tube to bring down Fire from Heaven"?

3. The Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram is an official ritual of the Angel and ____.

4. This is another name for Hell as well as Consciousness and the Universe.

5. What does a person become upon reaching the end of The Path?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Crowley write of the Venus de Milo in his commentary of the text? What does this imply?

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

5. Describe Crowley's use of numerology in "The Elephant and the Tortoise."

6. Describe the Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram.

7. In "Onion Peelings," what does Crowley assert about tragedy and comedy?

8. What does Crowley write of Daath, the sephirot, and Tiphareth?

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

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

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

Discuss the role of the Qabbalah in "The Book of Lies". How does Crowley use Qabbalah in determining his chapter titles and numbers?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author of "The Book of Lies", Aleister Crowley. What are significant influences on Crowley's life? What education did he receive? What influences affected his theology?

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