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

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

3. 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 world of confusion
(c) in a state of grave error
(d) being free to examine itself

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

5. To whom is THE INNER CASTLE addressed?
(a) sisters at Mr. Carmel convent
(b) the Beloved
(c) church me to help them underrstand women
(d) all women

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Teresa say her words come from?

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

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

4. What does Teresa say a person who prays must do?

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

(see the answer key)

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