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

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

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

4. In the end of Chapter 73, Crowley writes of the Infinite Snake _____.

5. Chapter 64 is a conversation between Crowley and the angels Din and who?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Crowley write of logic in "Hashed Pheasant"?

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

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

4. What is Crowley alluding to within "The Duck-Billed Platypus" in describing the Rose?

5. Who dies in "Sic Transeat"? How is this symbolic?

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

7. What is the process for returning to infinite nothing, as described in Chapter 74?

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

9. What does Crowley write of THE GREAT WORK in "The Bull Baiting"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Crowley's depiction of women in "The Book of Lies". How does the author contradict himself in his depictions of women? Describe the women who are illustrated in the text.

Essay Topic 2

What reference does Crowley make to Samson from the Holy Bible in the text? What is this in reference to? What is Crowley's message in this chapter?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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