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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) a life of serving God, or wishing to be taken to Him
(b) less trouble in the earthly life
(c) a greater responsibility to please God
(d) more space to be comfortable in

2. What does Teresa say the condition of the soul is in the First Dwelling?
(a) confused by being in a strange place
(b) only just beginning to learn to pray
(c) like that of a small child
(d) looking for the way back outside

3. What if someone makes elaborate sacrifice and asks special gifts from God?
(a) God is under no obligation to give.
(b) God will give more.
(c) God is obligated to give in like kind.
(d) God will give all.

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

5. What happens to good deeds when they are done in harmony with the love of Christ?
(a) They become miracles.
(b) They are repeated more often.
(c) They happen spontaneously.
(d) They are more powerful,

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Teresa say about the servants of an earthly King?

2. How does Teresa advise her sisters they can stay humble?

3. What does Teresa say happens to those who dwell outside the castle?

4. What vision does Teresa have that gives her the idea of how to proceed with the book?

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

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