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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before beginning the writing, to what does she compare herself?
(a) a fish that is left out of water
(b) a cat that sleeps all the time
(c) a bird that has been taught to speak
(d) a rabbit that fears preditors

2. Where does Teresa say her words come from?
(a) the Bible
(b) the Beloved
(c) the visions she has
(d) the Saints

3. What does Teresa say happens to those who dwell outside the castle?
(a) They become blind in the drakness.
(b) They become like the creatures out there.
(c) They have to fight for their lives.
(d) They are eaten by the dragons.

4. What does Teresa say about good works done outside of communion with God ?
(a) They open the door to God.
(b) They make up for other failings.
(c) They come from a spirit of evil.
(d) They are useful to other people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Teresa say a soul with excessive humility can see itself?

2. Why is Teresa the one ordered to write the book on prayer for women?

3. What does Teresa say the condition of the soul is in the First Dwelling?

4. How does Teresa classify repeated prayers from memory?

5. How does Teresa identify a period of spiritual aridity?

(see the answer key)

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