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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Teresa say she is affected by her trials?
(a) She is uplifted.
(b) Her faith waivers.
(c) She is discouraged.
(d) She has to start all over.

2. How does Teresa say a soul with excessive humility can see itself?
(a) as a lotus in a pond
(b) as unworthy of divine help
(c) as better than other people
(d) as only of value to other people

3. Where might the voices heard during meditation come from according to Teresa?
(a) souls in Purgatory
(b) heavenly choirs
(c) a source that is less than divine
(d) external sounds in the background

4. In the early chambers of the Fifth Dwelling, what must the supplicant do?
(a) test the spirits to see if the experience is good and godly
(b) prepare to believe everything experienced
(c) keep both feet on the floor
(d) look around to remember where one is

5. What do many people do to prevent them from moving into the Fifth Dwelling?
(a) think they have already arrived
(b) listen to the skeptics
(c) allow themselves to become self-satisfied and judgmental
(d) get tired and give up

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when God presses the glowing ember into her soul?

2. What does Teresa say the mind will do if it is allowed to wander during prayer?

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

4. From where does Teresa say consolations come?

5. What do souls rightly handling spiritual trials do?

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