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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is it good for the rich to desire more wealth?
(a) when times get difficult
(b) when the idea is someone else's
(c) when it is easy to do
(d) when the intention is virtuous

2. After the Prayer of Union, where does the sister realize she was?
(a) in God and He was in her
(b) near death
(c) floating in the cosmos
(d) among the saints

3. What does Teresa say a person who prays must do?
(a) light candles to help the prayer ascend
(b) turn attention away from earthly treasures
(c) lie prostrate on the ground
(d) make confession before prayer

4. Why is Teresa undertaking the writing of this book?
(a) her need to share her experience with the world
(b) her need to keep busy at her age
(c) her obedience to her confessor
(d) her last chance to write a book

5. Where is the Carmelite Convent of St. Joseph's
(a) Toledo, Spain
(b) Barcelona, Spain
(c) Valencia, Spain
(d) Madrid, Spain

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is THE INNER CASTLE addressed?

2. What troubles Teresa as she is about to start writing?

3. What must the formerly rich man do when he is reduced to poverty?

4. What does Teresa say about good deeds that only glorify the person who does them?

5. Before beginning the writing, to what does she compare herself?

(see the answer key)

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