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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Teresa say she was doing that sometimes caused her to forget the simple guideline of getting to God?
(a) working on her writing
(b) seeking the consolations of prayer
(c) meditating too long on the saints
(d) thinking too much about Christ

2. What knowledge gives Teresa comfort?
(a) the passions can be quieted
(b) she is now free to do as she pleases
(c) the days on earth will soon come to an end
(d) she cannot be prosecuted by the Inquisition

3. According to Teresa, what is the condition when voices are heard?
(a) complete concentrations
(b) frequently signs of mental imbalance
(c) deepend ecstasy
(d) communication of the saints

4. How does Teresa describe the silk worm nature of the pending change in the supplicant?
(a) going through the pain of dying and resurrection
(b) moving into beauty and intimate service
(c) facing the anxiety of the unknown
(d) spinning tightly into a silk cacoon

5. What is the metaphor Teresa returns to in order to explain the feeling in the soul of ever-increasing anguish and unrest?
(a) the silkworm trying to spin its cacoon
(b) the elephant looking for a place to sleep
(c) the butterfly trying to emerge from the cacoon
(d) the butterfly looking for a place to land

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Teresa the one ordered to write the book on prayer for women?

2. What does Teresa say the nature of many people is?

3. Why does Teresa stress that the most important thing is to bind one's will to the will of God instead of seeking some particular blessing?

4. What comes to her as she recognizes her ever increasing responsibility and passion to be of service to a God?

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

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