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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In those moments of ecstasy, how is the soul whisked away by God?
(a) in a flash of light
(b) with startling speed
(c) lifted by angels
(d) on a white horse

2. What question asked of the sons of Zebedee is Teresa finally able to answer?
(a) Will you lay down your nets and follow me?
(b) Are you able to drink from this chalice?
(c) Why have you forsaken me?
(d) Where were you when I was crucified?

3. What does a vision coming from God do for the soul?
(a) inspires her to get lost in loving God
(b) makes her recount all her shortcomings
(c) makes her aware of His anger and wrath
(d) makes her equal to God Himself

4. If a voice she hears causes her to linger in worship and increases her devotion, what conclusion does Teresa draw?
(a) it is a passed trial of distraction
(b) it is an echo of her thoughts
(c) it it divine
(d) it was not something heard, after all

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

6. Why is Teresa limited in what she can do by way of teaching others what she knows?
(a) She is not a man.
(b) She is too mystical.
(c) She has no material support.
(d) She has no teacher training.

7. How does Teresa describe those brief encounters with God?
(a) thunderbolts of unmistakable contact
(b) lilting melodies of peace
(c) swoons of passion
(d) floating on calm waters

8. How does Teresa describe the ember in the soul--some thought that spreads its flame through the entire soul?
(a) moments of emptiness
(b) a frightening experience that lasts only a moment
(c) a pain like dying
(d) moments of spiritual rapture

9. How do imaginative visions embed themselves into the soul?
(a) as clear images that cannot be forgotten
(b) as fleeting images that return from time to time
(c) more as impressions than crisp memories
(d) as metaphors of all that the visions reveal

10. What does Teresa say about following one's lofty promises made to God in moments of worship?
(a) They are no longer necessary.
(b) They are soon forgotten by God.
(c) They require action.
(d) They require re-evaluation.

11. Even though the change it works in her is permanent, how does Teresa say she can describe the contact with the Beloved?
(a) able to tell others who have just entered the Sixth Dwelling
(b) only partly able to describe the experience once it has ended
(c) able to prophecy the future of the world based on the experience
(d) totally the vision of her death and resurrection

12. What does Teresa say intensifies the pain?
(a) pride
(b) self knowledge
(c) God's condemnation
(d) doubt

13. With whom does Teresa suggest the sisters share such intense relationships with God?
(a) anyone who asks
(b) their confessors
(c) people who will keep them secret
(d) the whole world

14. After doing something wrong, what amazes Teresa?
(a) She still has the keys to the castle.
(b) She is not thrown out of the castle.
(c) She can get back into the castle.
(d) God does not leave the castle.

15. What does Teresa say about God allowing evil spirits to tempt one at the Sixth Dwelling?
(a) He will be sure they are defeated.
(b) God would never allow that.
(c) He will send his angels to help fight the temptation.
(d) He will not allow them into that area of the castle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the benefit of this marriage that is still not complete?

2. At this point, where does Teresa say she does any selfish thing?

3. About what does Teresa suggest getting advice if one is commanded to do something during the Sixth Dwelling experience?

4. When does Teresa say she is able to see clearly the ways she has strayed from Him while she has dwelled with Him?

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

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