3. How does Teresa advise her sisters they can stay humble?
(a) going to confession daily
(b) working in the garden
(c) paying penance constantly
(d) detaching oneself from results

4. How does Teresa say God views the potential bride?
(a) how capable she is of bearing children
(b) how beautiful she is
(c) how willingly and completely she is offering herself to Him
(d) how sexually appealing she is

5. What is her fear of not being in alignment with the Mother Church?
(a) her ignorance of Church doctrine
(b) her problems with the Spanish Inquisition
(c) because she is a woman
(d) her bishop does not like her

6. How does Teresa identify a period of spiritual aridity?
(a) when proceeding faithfully is more work than gratification
(b) when the time for prayer feels like a drudgery
(c) when the words of prayer simply will not come
(d) when the supplicant forgets to drink water

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

8. How is the soul once it moves into the Second Dwelling?
(a) unaware of temptations
(b) more aware of the temptations
(c) free of temptations
(d) experimenting with temptations

9. What is Teresa's spiritual marriage analogy?
(a) God as the judge and the worshipper as the petitioner
(b) God as the host and the worshipper as the guest
(c) God as the groom and the worshipper as the bride
(d) God as the pastor and the worshipper as the betrothed

10. What is the most important quality of someone wishing to move deeper?
(a) industry
(b) moderation
(c) humility
(d) indoctrination

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

12. What does Teresa stress at the beginning of her treatise?
(a) knowing the Beloved
(b) knowing the catechism
(c) knowing the Bible
(d) knowing oneself

13. What is her analogy of a person who does not pray?
(a) a blind person
(b) a deaf person
(c) a quadraplegic
(d) a double amputee

14. What must be understood if the thoughts that serve as distractions are from a spirit of evil?
(a) they will increase
(b) they will dominate
(c) they will reverse the soul's progress
(d) they will pass

15. Why is Teresa the one ordered to write the book on prayer for women?
(a) because the men are busy writing other books
(b) because it will keep her out of trouble
(c) because women communicate better with women
(d) because she has experience writing books