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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is her fear of not being in alignment with the Mother Church?
(a) because she is a woman
(b) her problems with the Spanish Inquisition
(c) her bishop does not like her
(d) her ignorance of Church doctrine

2. What does Teresa prescribe instead of memorized prayers?
(a) requests for specific needs
(b) spoken prayer with self-examination
(c) written out prayers
(d) prayers accompanied by the Rosary

3. How does Teresa say a soul with excessive humility can see itself?
(a) as a lotus in a pond
(b) as only of value to other people
(c) as unworthy of divine help
(d) as better than other people

4. What vision does Teresa have that gives her the idea of how to proceed with the book?
(a) a vision of a winding road
(b) a vision of St. Joseph
(c) a vision of prayer
(d) a vision of a castle

5. How does she refer to God?
(a) as The Inquisitor
(b) as The Suffering Savior
(c) as the Task Master
(d) as the Beloved

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Teresa classify as a sign of the intention to draw ever closer to God?

3. What is Teresa's metaphor of the tree transplanted into a smelly bog?

4. What simile does Teresa use to describe turning away from a life of prayer?

5. What does Teresa say inhabits the outside of the castle?

(see the answer key)

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