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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Teresa say inhabits the outside of the castle?
(a) dragons and monsters
(b) the dead
(c) lay people
(d) vile, poisonous creatures

2. What does she say is inside the castle?
(a) dwellings in every direction
(b) rooms filled with busy people
(c) green fields and flowers
(d) diamonds and jewels

3. What simile does Teresa use to describe turning away from a life of prayer?
(a) like putting mud in a cake
(b) like never washing out a drinking cup
(c) like throwing a shroud over a brightly shining jewel
(d) like putting out all the candles in a dark house

4. What condition does Teresa suggest a soul is in when it turns away from a life of prayer?
(a) being outside not able to find the door
(b) in a state of grave error
(c) in a world of confusion
(d) being free to examine itself

5. What does she say is not prayer at all?
(a) rambling on about mundane matters
(b) praying to God as though He were a servant
(c) always asking God for favors
(d) praying while standing up

Short Answer Questions

1. What is her fear of not being in alignment with the Mother Church?

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

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

4. What does she say is at the center of the castle?

5. Why is Teresa undertaking the writing of this book?

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