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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. In the blood sacrifice ritual of the Angel and the Abyss, the magician makes a number of invocations and cuts a symbol into what?

2. The travelers cross the universe amidst how many seas?

3. What does Crowley refer to as man's deepest state of mind?

4. What does Crowley disgustedly refer to people as in Chapter 68?

5. What does Crowley say is Laylah's number?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Crowley write of THE GREAT WORK in "The Bull Baiting"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. What symbols are used in this ritual and what are they representative of?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of the Qabbalah in "The Book of Lies". How does Crowley use Qabbalah in determining his chapter titles and numbers?

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