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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Teresa say the experiences of such close communion with God cannot be fully explained?
(a) They are larger and stranger than anything explainable.
(b) Telling them would destroy the bond with God.
(c) They are secrets God does not allow to be revealed.
(d) They cannot be recalled clearly.

2. What does Teresa say happens in the Fourth Dwelling?
(a) the problems grow exponentially
(b) the soul begins to experience the supernatural
(c) the soul becomes lethargic
(d) the way forward becomes more difficult

3. At this level, what is engaged that takes the soul directly to the Beloved?
(a) the fear
(b) the habit
(c) the will
(d) the intellect

4. When does Teresa say she is able to see clearly the ways she has strayed from Him while she has dwelled with Him?
(a) the moment she feels the warmth of His presence
(b) the moment she wakes from her vision
(c) the moment she opens her eyes the next morning
(d) the moment in which God instills deep secrets in her soul

5. What does Teresa say about good deeds that only glorify the person who does them?
(a) They help the person find humility.
(b) They are the only way to do good.
(c) They bring recognition from God.
(d) They yield no lasting good.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the tokens of each visit to Dwelling Six?

2. What does Teresa say a person who prays must do?

3. According to Teresa, what is the condition when voices are heard?

4. What, according to Teresa, motivated Jesus to raise Lazarus from the dead?

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

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