The Interior Castle | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Prologue

1. To whom is THE INNER CASTLE addressed?

sisters at Mr. Carmel convent

2. When was the book written?

1577 A .D.

3. Why is Teresa undertaking the writing of this book?

her obedience to her confessor

4. What troubles Teresa as she is about to start writing?

serious health problems

5. What does she think about what she has to say in this book?

that she has already said everything in other books

6. How does she refer to God?

as the Beloved

7. What worries Teresa about being able to quote other writers?

her failing memory

8. What is her fear of not being in alignment with the Mother Church?

her problems with the Spanish Inquisition

9. Where is the Carmelite Convent of St. Joseph's

Toledo, Spain

10. Before beginning the writing, to what does she compare herself?

a bird that has been taught to...
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