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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What teaches the soul by quick impression a thousand different things equally hard to explain, according to Teresa?
(a) the Mind of God
(b) the rush of adrelalin
(c) the speed of light
(d) the whisking away

2. What does Teresa say may happen to someone in the sixth Dwelling?
(a) fainting spells
(b) seeing darkness
(c) feeling cold
(d) hearing voices

3. What does Teresa stress at the beginning of her treatise?
(a) knowing the catechism
(b) knowing the Beloved
(c) knowing the Bible
(d) knowing oneself

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

5. In the Sixth Dwelling, what does Teresa describe pertaining to the bride?
(a) how the Groom will look in person
(b) how the time seems to take forever
(c) how she wonders what her wedding dress will be like
(d) how eagerly she awaits her wedding day

Short Answer Questions

1. In those moments of ecstasy, how is the soul whisked away by God?

2. What are the tokens of each visit to Dwelling Six?

3. What, does Teresa say, is the distinction between this rapture and the last in Dwelling Five?

4. What metaphor does Teresa use to discuss spiritual consolations?

5. What is her analogy of a person who does not pray?

(see the answer key)

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