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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 30 that in order to experience the Truth, a person must move to a higher level of _____.

2. Chapter 27 tells the story of a what who had all material pleasures?

3. The first triad in Chapter 0 exists even before what?

4. The thirty-ninth chapter explains how ______ cause a person to develop a new brain function.

5. Ultimate Reality is a series of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the four triads Crowley uses to set forth his theory of the universe's creation?

2. What does Crowley write of the Knights Templar?

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

4. What does Crowley write of Horus in "The Cry of the Hawk"?

5. Describe the Masters of the Temple from Chapter 7. Who are these figures and what does Crowley write of them?

6. What is the Gun-Barrel symbolic of?

7. What does Crowley question of the feminine energy in "Peaches"? What is his conclusion?

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 Venus de Milo in his commentary of the text? What does this imply?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the god Horus, which Crowley discusses and worships in Chapter 2. What role did Horus play in Crowley's theology? What is Horus represented by symbolically?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the influences of Buddhist philosophy in Crowley's theology and the text. How do Crowley's definitions of "The Way" and "The Path" compare with those of Buddhism?

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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