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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 says that once you have come to a point of a regular prayer life, it's time to do what?

2. What should be severed?

3. The moment you feel God's presence lessening, what should you do?

4. To have a close relationship with Jesus one must be centered around what?

5. Will opening to grace draw you closer to Him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "Your will be done" mean?

2. What happens when one looks inwardly for God?

3. What does Guyon warn about overcoming selfish desires?

4. What does Guyon warn about one's imagination?

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

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

7. How does Guyon say one can find an unselfish prayer life?

8. How might one overcome selfish desires, according to Guyon?

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

10. What is Guyon's opinion of ritual or memorization?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Guyon is imprisoned in St. Antoine.

Part 1) Why is she imprisoned? Is there just cause for this imprisonment?

Part 2) How is she affected by this imprisonment? How do her beliefs influence her at this time?

Part 3) Why is her work a threat? Do you see it as threatening? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Guyon speaks of a concept she calls the "law of central tendency".

Part 1) Describe this law. How does this reinforce her other beliefs?

Part 2) How does this law represent a theme found in this book?

Part 3) Does this law follow human nature? Why or why not?

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