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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 word means the good or bad emanations felt to be generated by someone or something?

2. How many different yoga positions and meditative states are listed in Chapter 47?

3. With what does God have a conversation in Chapter 50?

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

5. The first paragraph of Chapter 75 refers to Crowley's diet changing from oysters to spring beans and what as the season changes?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Crowley's Buddhist influences in "Buttons and Rosettes." How does his philosophy differ from Buddhist principles here?

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

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

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

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

7. What is the Hindu parable of the Infinite Snake Ananta? Why does Crowley cite this story?

8. What is Crowley's conclusion in "Phaeton" regarding the horse?

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

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

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?

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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