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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. In Chapter 11, what shoots down through The Abyss, uniting what is above with what is below?

2. What character is introduced in Chapter 28?

3. The Gun-Barrel is both a reference to the will and the what?

4. Crowley states in Chapter 32 that an act must be practiced almost infinitely so that it becomes ______.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe Crowley's meaning in his analogy of dreams to consciousness in Chapter 30.

6. When does Crowley describe making love to Laylah in "The Southern Cross"? What is this symbolic of?

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

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

9. What does Crowley write of the Knights Templar?

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

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 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 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?

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