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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Teresa say happens in the Fourth Dwelling?
(a) the soul becomes lethargic
(b) the way forward becomes more difficult
(c) the soul begins to experience the supernatural
(d) the problems grow exponentially

2. After the Prayer of Union, where does the sister realize she was?
(a) floating in the cosmos
(b) near death
(c) in God and He was in her
(d) among the saints

3. How does Teresa say the confirmation of the Prayer of Union is not determined?
(a) not the confirmation of what she calls half-learned men
(b) not the ability to recall past misdeeds
(c) not the empty feeling when one leaves
(d) not the confirmation of witnesses

4. How is the soul once it moves into the Second Dwelling?
(a) experimenting with temptations
(b) free of temptations
(c) more aware of the temptations
(d) unaware of temptations

5. What remains in the mind about the reality and sacredness of such a foreign experience in the Fifth Dwelling?
(a) skepticism
(b) memory
(c) confusion
(d) the outter castle

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Teresa warn against regarding spiritual affectations?

2. About what does Teresa suggest getting advice if one is commanded to do something during the Sixth Dwelling experience?

3. If a voice she hears causes her to linger in worship and increases her devotion, what conclusion does Teresa draw?

4. How does Teresa identify a period of spiritual aridity?

5. How does Teresa describe the bride of the Lord?

(see the answer key)

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