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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In those moments of ecstasy, how is the soul whisked away by God?
(a) with startling speed
(b) lifted by angels
(c) on a white horse
(d) in a flash of light

2. Why is Teresa undertaking the writing of this book?
(a) her need to keep busy at her age
(b) her last chance to write a book
(c) her need to share her experience with the world
(d) her obedience to her confessor

3. What, according to Teresa, is the prerequisite for entering briefly into the Sixth Dwelling?
(a) obedience
(b) defiance
(c) bravery
(d) suffering

4. What is a second metaphor of spiritual consolation?
(a) bubbleing springs that tinkle like bells
(b) sweet music that comes from on high
(c) bird sogn that lifts the spirit
(d) a fragrance that originates deep in the soul

5. Before beginning the writing, to what does she compare herself?
(a) a cat that sleeps all the time
(b) a bird that has been taught to speak
(c) a fish that is left out of water
(d) a rabbit that fears preditors

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Teresa classify those who have reached the Third Dwelling?

2. Where does Teresa say her words come from?

3. Why is grief of putting to death the silkworm worth forging through?

4. What remains in the mind about the reality and sacredness of such a foreign experience in the Fifth Dwelling?

5. What if someone makes elaborate sacrifice and asks special gifts from God?

(see the answer key)

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