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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are these Fourth Dwelling places deeper and more and more beautiful?
(a) because they are nearer to the King
(b) because they are not internal
(c) because they are more expensive
(d) because they require more maintenance

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

3. What does she say is at the center of the castle?
(a) the answer to all prayers
(b) the heart of the penitent
(c) the dwelling place of God
(d) the soul of the believer

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is THE INNER CASTLE addressed?

2. What remains in the mind about the reality and sacredness of such a foreign experience in the Fifth Dwelling?

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

4. What does Teresa say is important in the early stages of being a butterfly in the Fifth Dwelling?

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

(see the answer key)

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