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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the word OUT, "O" represents nothing or a void, while "T" signifies a phallus, and "UT" represents what?
(a) God.
(b) The female spirit.
(c) A Holy Guardian Angel.
(d) The masculine spirit.

2. The attributes Crowley ascribes to love in the book are somewhat similar to those described by ___ in First Corinthians Chapter Thirteen.
(a) Peter.
(b) Samson.
(c) Paul.
(d) Simon.

3. Crowley states in Chapter 32 that an act must be practiced almost infinitely so that it becomes ______.
(a) Conscious.
(b) Normal.
(c) Unconscious.
(d) Habitual.

4. What is the title of Chapter 7?
(a) Caviar.
(b) Peaches.
(c) The Battle of the Ants.
(d) The Oyster.

5. In Chapter 7, the ashes of the spheres were burnt by the _____ and transformed back into the Word.
(a) Horus.
(b) Nuit.
(c) Magus.
(d) Isis.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 33, Crowley speculates that the eagle the Templars worshiped was what?

2. Who says that the universe is actually a joke in Chapter 14?

3. The first triad in Chapter 0 exists even before what?

4. Crowley says that the goal of the book is to explain snow to residents of where?

5. What is the Feminine referred to in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Masters of the Temple from Chapter 7. Who are these figures and what does Crowley write of them?

2. What does the Oyster represent and what is Crowley's meaning in this chapter?

3. How does Crowley describe the creation of the universe in Chapter 6, "Caviar"?

4. What are the four triads Crowley uses to set forth his theory of the universe's creation?

5. What does Crowley write of the Knights Templar?

6. Discuss the Buddhist principles that Crowley introduces in "Pilgrim Talk."

7. What is Crawley's message to the reader in "The Swan"?

8. What does Crowley write of the Venus de Milo in his commentary of the text? What does this imply?

9. In "Onion Peelings," what does Crowley assert about tragedy and comedy?

10. Describe Crowley's meaning in his analogy of dreams to consciousness in Chapter 30.

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