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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. Crowley states in Chapter 32 that an act must be practiced almost infinitely so that it becomes ______.

2. What is the fourth part of the Sephirah?

3. Which belief holds that existence is suffering?

4. The god Horus is a god of what ancient culture?

5. In Chapter 37 Crowley asserts that both thought and meditation are what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Crowley's use of numerology in "The Elephant and the Tortoise."

3. How does Crowley equate love with death in "The Stag-Beetle"?

4. What does Crowley write of Daath, the sephirot, and Tiphareth?

5. Describe the Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram.

6. When does Crowley describe making love to Laylah in "The Southern Cross"? What is this symbolic of?

7. Where does Crowley associate disease in "Steeped Horsehair"? Where is man's potential?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the chapters "The Oyster" and "Peaches." What subject and themes do these chapters share? How do they differ? What does Crowley express about the feminine in these chapters?

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 influences of Buddhist philosophy in Crowley's theology and the text. How do Crowley's definitions of "The Way" and "The Path" compare with those of Buddhism?

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