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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In her brief moments of encounter with God, what emotion results afterward?
(a) a serious confusion of purpose
(b) an ever deepening longing for God
(c) fear that they might never happen again
(d) great doubt that anyone will believe her

2. 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 opens her eyes the next morning
(b) the moment she wakes from her vision
(c) the moment she feels the warmth of His presence
(d) the moment in which God instills deep secrets in her soul

3. What sets intellectual visions apart from all others?
(a) knowledge of the service required of one
(b) knowledge of good and evil
(c) knowledge of the Scriptures
(d) knowledge of the constant companionship of God

4. What do those closest to God experience?
(a) the most severe trials
(b) the greatest doubt
(c) avoidance of all trials
(d) freedom from temptation

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

6. What, does Teresa say, is the distinction between this rapture and the last in Dwelling Five?
(a) this one makes living much more painful
(b) this one is faster
(c) this one is harder to return from
(d) this one is painful when it happens

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

8. What does Teresa say the soul engages in after the espousal in Dwelling Six?
(a) painful lamenting
(b) days of solitude
(c) over indulgence
(d) radiant celebration

9. What knowledge does Teresa say is the cause of intellectual visions?
(a) that God is always watching
(b) that she has been there before
(c) that she was taught these things
(d) that God uses both mind and soul

10. What does Teresa classify as intellectual visions?
(a) visions that come from reading the Bible
(b) memories of religious paintings
(c) images of the saints
(d) visions not received by the senses

11. To what does Teresa compare one's faith?
(a) a ship afloat on the ocean
(b) a sword to slay evil
(c) a crystal containing healing powers
(d) a light at the end of a tunnel

12. What does Teresa tell her sisters will be their best way of teaching those who know them?
(a) the loftiness of their titles
(b) the fire of their devotion
(c) the fact that they are nuns
(d) the rhythm of their words

13. What does Teresa say are continuously going on in the chamber of the soul?
(a) dancing
(b) celebrations
(c) feasts
(d) wars

14. What is the difference in the reminders she gets now when her spirit flags and the times she first encountered the pain of awareness?
(a) easy experiences instead of the pain like before
(b) self-recognition of what she needs to do
(c) sudden flashes of truth
(d) rapid flights back to the Seventh Dwelling

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Teresa suggest looking for in a spiritual adviser?

2. What is there no relief from while the soul is experiencing this pain on earth?

3. What does Teresa say about following one's lofty promises made to God in moments of worship?

4. What examples does Teresa give of others who were once thought mad because of their intense relationship with God?

5. What does Teresa say about God allowing evil spirits to tempt one at the Sixth Dwelling?

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