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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 writes that in Tarot the Devil card represents what?

2. What does Crowley say is Allah's number?

3. Crowley portrays himself as an ____ in his desire to fight.

4. Crowley compares the mind to what in Chapter 42, suggesting constant change?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Crowley write of his love for Laylah in "The Drooping Sunflower"?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 Crowley's use of metaphor in "The Book of Lies". In what ways do Crowley's metaphors mirror those used in other theologies and mythologies?

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