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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can the mind not comprehend after the communal experience with God?
(a) anything that does not awaken the impulse to love
(b) what the meaning is of the experience
(c) where the body has been during the experience
(d) how the soul can re-enter that communion

2. What does Teresa say some of her sisters do when they are engrossed in their own reaction to what is happening in their souls?
(a) focus on the reaction until it becomes cloudy
(b) focus on the reaction a little at a time
(c) focus on the reaction at the expense of their health
(d) focus on the reaction but not on the cause

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

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

5. How does she refer to God?
(a) as The Inquisitor
(b) as the Beloved
(c) as The Suffering Savior
(d) as the Task Master

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the simile of the soul's remaining willing and receptive so that God will shape her into a selfless lover?

2. How does Teresa describe those brief encounters with God?

3. What vision does Teresa have that gives her the idea of how to proceed with the book?

4. If a voice she hears causes her to linger in worship and increases her devotion, what conclusion does Teresa draw?

5. How does Teresa identify a period of spiritual aridity?

(see the answer key)

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