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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 23.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comes to her as she recognizes her ever increasing responsibility and passion to be of service to a God?
(a) guilt for shortcomings
(b) more visions
(c) urgency
(d) humility

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

3. Who may, according to Teresa, cause doubt and turning away from her experience as soon as she is out of the throes of it?
(a) people who come with too many earthly problems
(b) inept and paranoid spiritual advisors
(c) sisters who know more than she does
(d) the harsh realities of day to day living

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

5. What does Teresa warn against regarding spiritual affectations?
(a) performing good deeds without love
(b) becoming smug in one's relationship to God
(c) putting on a show of one's spirituality with esoteric jargon
(d) putting on shows of miracle working

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a sister do when entering into the Fifth Dwelling?

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

3. How does Teresa say God views the potential bride?

4. What does Teresa suggest looking for in a spiritual adviser?

5. From where does Teresa say consolations come?

(see the answer key)

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