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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the hope of the soul in the Third Dwelling?
(a) more space to be comfortable in
(b) a life of serving God, or wishing to be taken to Him
(c) less trouble in the earthly life
(d) a greater responsibility to please God

2. How does Teresa classify repeated prayers from memory?
(a) as time consuming
(b) as fruitful
(c) as childish
(d) as mindless

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

4. What does Teresa suggest might be offered as a temptation in the second dwelling?
(a) a feeling that one has arrived
(b) seemingly virtuous worldly alternatives
(c) the sense that the sould is right with God
(d) lasting peace if one does not progress beyond

5. What does Teresa say inhabits the outside of the castle?
(a) dragons and monsters
(b) the dead
(c) lay people
(d) vile, poisonous creatures

Short Answer Questions

1. What if someone makes elaborate sacrifice and asks special gifts from God?

2. What does she say is inside the castle?

3. How does Teresa classify those who have reached the Third Dwelling?

4. As intimacy grows deeper, how are experiences of God measured?

5. What does Teresa stress at the beginning of her treatise?

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