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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where might the voices heard during meditation come from according to Teresa?
(a) heavenly choirs
(b) souls in Purgatory
(c) external sounds in the background
(d) a source that is less than divine

2. What does a sister do when entering into the Fifth Dwelling?
(a) dies to her own desires
(b) changes her clothes
(c) bows low and says the Our Father
(d) opens her mind to spiritual infinity

3. How does Teresa describe the silk worm nature of the pending change in the supplicant?
(a) going through the pain of dying and resurrection
(b) facing the anxiety of the unknown
(c) moving into beauty and intimate service
(d) spinning tightly into a silk cacoon

4. Does Teresa say that hearing voices is always a negative sign?
(a) No, at times they are used by God.
(b) Yes, they mean one is not in the Sixth Dwelling.
(c) Yes, people who hear them are unbalanced.
(d) No, they may just be memories.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Teresa suggest might be offered as a temptation in the second dwelling?

3. Why are these Fourth Dwelling places deeper and more and more beautiful?

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

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

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