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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Teresa invite the sister who would enter the Fifth Dwelling?
(a) deliberate meditation on the beauty of that life and sacrifice
(b) certain herbs that enhance the experience
(c) lessons on finding the doorway
(d) communal prayer sessions to gain entrance

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

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

4. 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

5. What is the hope of the soul in the Third Dwelling?
(a) more space to be comfortable in
(b) a life of serving God, or wishing to be taken to Him
(c) less trouble in the earthly life
(d) a greater responsibility to please God

Short Answer Questions

1. What metaphor does Teresa introduce about the Fifth Dwelling?

2. As intimacy grows deeper, how are experiences of God measured?

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

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

5. What does Teresa say some of her sisters do when they are engrossed in their own reaction to what is happening in their souls?

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