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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 disgustedly refer to people as in Chapter 68?

2. The ritual that Crowley explains in Chapter 62 is about being reborn like a what?

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

4. The motto of the Master of the Temple only concerns members of the Angel and the Abyss and even then only those at or above the level of ______.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Discuss the ritual of the "Mass of the Phoenix."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 philosophies regarding politics, rule, and power. How does Crowley associate governing with spirituality and religion?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Crowley's position of the ego and the will. How does Crowley use metaphor to express his teachings on these subjects? What does the author associate the ego with and what influences impacted his vision?

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