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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 Chapter 68, Crowley is eating at a restaurant reflecting on how his situation compares to that of other ______.

2. The completion of what will be the destruction of all things?

3. What does Crowley compare thought to in Chapter 57?

4. Chapter 53 describes a man attempting to find water using what?

5. 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 ______.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who are the Masters of the Temple? Where does Crowley discuss this group? How does numerology play into Crowley's descriptions of the Masters of the Temple?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the figure of Laylah in "The Book of Lies". Who is this figure based on in real-life? What is her significance thematically in the text?

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