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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. Guyon warns against blaming who for specific circumstances?

2. She says that anyone who follows this path of prayer and abandonment can achieve what?

3. Is it a waste of time to try to figure out what God might do or what He is like?

4. When focusing on overcoming this aspect, you are making them _________________ to overcome.

5. In focusing on overcoming this aspect of oneself, you are actually doing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Guyon say about godliness?

2. How must one's abandonment go one step further?

3. How does Guyon define abandonment?

4. What does Guyon say regarding the Lord's Prayer?

5. What does Guyon say is merely a first step? What is the next step?

6. What does Guyon say about a "second level of prayers?"

7. What is one way a beginner could come to Christ?

8. What does Guyon remind readers regarding the Lord's acceptance of the cross?

9. Those who follow her suggestions for overcoming selfish desires and the sense will accomplish what?

10. Why does Guyon quote St. Augustine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Guyon gives two options for coming to Christ.

Part 1) What are these two options? How might she have come upon these two options?

Part 2) Why might these options be so important to Guyon?

Part 3) Do you agree that these two options are the only ways to come to Christ? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

One can avoid temptation.

Part 1) Of what temptations does Guyon speak? How can these be avoided?

Part 2) How does Guyon illustrate how she suggests dealing with temptation? What are your thoughts about this? Does it adequately support her opinion about avoiding temptation? Why or why not?

Part 3) When have you avoided temptations? How did you go about doing this? What might Guyon think about this? Use the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

Guyon warns against rituals.

Part 1) Describe some rituals of which Guyon speaks. Why does she warn against these?

Part 2) How might the Church feel about this warning? Why would it feel this way?

Part 3) What are your own thoughts about rituals? How do your beliefs compare to Guyon's.

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