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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 advises his followers to hunger for ______, so that they will never be satisfied.

2. The magician in Chapter 44 says, "There is no grace: there is no guilt: This is the Law: _________."

3. What does Crowley write is just a game in Chapter 72?

4. The travelers cross the universe amidst how many seas?

5. The Sanhedrin referred to Chapter 70 were the supreme judicial authority of where?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What symbols does Crowley use in "Plover's Eggs"? What do they represent?

3. Describe Crowley's equation of creation and destruction in "The Fool's Knot."

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

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

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

7. How does Crowley describe certainty and doubt in "Terrier Work"?

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

9. Discuss the ritual of the "Mass of the Phoenix."

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the name Frater Perdurabo and The Golden Dawn. What is this organization and how is Crowley associated with it? What does the name mean in Latin?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the figure of Laylah in "The Book of Lies". Who is this figure based on in real-life? What is her significance thematically in the text?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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