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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 classify as a sign of the intention to draw ever closer to God?
(a) indifference
(b) perseverance
(c) more study on prayer
(d) heartborken sobs

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

3. What is the condition Teresa describes in the Fifth Dwelling?
(a) physical elevation
(b) great longing
(c) translocation
(d) removed from her senses and reason

4. What does Teresa say is important at the Fourth Dwelling intimacy with God?
(a) not to give meaning to feelings
(b) not to think much but to love much
(c) not to continue looking inward
(d) not to speak much but to listen more

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the early chambers of the Fifth Dwelling, what must the supplicant do?

2. How does Teresa say the confirmation of the Prayer of Union is not determined?

3. What sign does the bride give that she is ready for union with God?

4. What must be understood if the thoughts that serve as distractions are from a spirit of evil?

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

(see the answer key)

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