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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. The workers in Chapter 54 are told by travelers that The Word is what?

2. Men believe Frater Perdurabo is one of the Sanhedrin while women believe he is from the ____.

3. Crowley writes that while faith dies quickly, ____ seems to stay perpetually young.

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

5. What does Crowley write is the root of all sorrow?

Short Essay Questions

1. What metaphor does Crowley use for the mind in "Dust-Devils"? How may this be interpreted?

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

3. How does Crowley relate restaurants and sex in "Constancy"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss the role of yoga and meditation within Crowley's teachings. What yogic positions does he describe in the text and why? What breathing and meditation techniques are cited?

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