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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where does Teresa say consolations come?
(a) from great sorrow
(b) from publication of books
(c) from purely human endeavors
(d) from spiritual superiors

2. What is the composition of the castle?
(a) brick and mortor
(b) solid, carved stone
(c) cedars from Lebanon
(d) diamond or some clear crystal

3. If a voice she hears causes her to linger in worship and increases her devotion, what conclusion does Teresa draw?
(a) it was not something heard, after all
(b) it it divine
(c) it is a passed trial of distraction
(d) it is an echo of her thoughts

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

5. What does Teresa say the lack of humility will cause someone to do?
(a) to beg for better understanding
(b) to forget to rely on prayer
(c) to ask for what she has not earned
(d) to keep her knowledge to herself

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Teresa classify repeated prayers from memory?

2. How does Teresa describe the silk worm nature of the pending change in the supplicant?

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

4. What comes to her as she recognizes her ever increasing responsibility and passion to be of service to a God?

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

(see the answer key)

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