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

2. Crowley asserts in Chapter 60 that the best men in England are what?

3. Crowley suggests that certainty is a form of creation, and ____ is a form of destruction.

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

5. In Chapter 59's short poem on fate, Crowley writes he views fate as good because he will become a what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Crowley's views of women, as noted in "The Dowser."

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

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

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

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 alluding to within "The Duck-Billed Platypus" in describing the Rose?

9. What number is prominent in Chapter 54? What is this parable about?

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

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 and define the following terms and discuss their meaning in the text: The Abyss, Nuit, Hadit, and Ra-Hoor-Khuit. Where does Crowley discuss these in the text?

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