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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 is the title of Chapter 5?

2. Who does Crowley speak to in Chapter 29?

3. In what Chapter does Crowley describe The Path?

4. Crowley compares speech with what in Chapter 5?

5. What is actually the ruler of the universe?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Crowley suggest man's relationship with God be in "The Blind Webster"?

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

5. What is Crowley's position on disease in "The Mountaineer"?

6. What does Crowley write of Horus in "The Cry of the Hawk"?

7. Describe the Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram.

8. What numerological statement does Crowley assert in "The Dragon-Flies"? What is his meaning with this number?

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

10. What does the figure of Laylah represent to Crowley? What is written of her in "The Pole Star"?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Crowley's use of metaphor in "The Book of Lies". In what ways do Crowley's metaphors mirror those used in other theologies and mythologies?

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