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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Teresa suggest looking for in a spiritual adviser?
(a) one who has had similar experiences with prayer
(b) one who can keep a confidence
(c) one who believes in miracles
(d) one who is both educated and discerning

2. When does she say the vile creatures of temptation may return?
(a) even when she is very close to her God
(b) when she has nothing to do
(c) while she is writing
(d) in her dreams

3. What does Teresa say God gives her to remember this visit?
(a) a token of her visit
(b) an ability to dream the visit
(c) a ring on her finger
(d) a thorn in the flesh

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

5. What can the mind not comprehend after the communal experience with God?
(a) where the body has been during the experience
(b) what the meaning is of the experience
(c) how the soul can re-enter that communion
(d) anything that does not awaken the impulse to love

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

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

8. What does Teresa warn against about emotions from the Sixth Dwelling?
(a) losing one's mind in the process
(b) becoming adicted to the emotional high
(c) falsely interpreting other intensity of emotion for this kind of longing
(d) desiring the emotion over wanting to be obedient

9. What serves to intensify the scrutiny with which she views herself and considers her own shortcomings?
(a) her swift transitions
(b) her fear of overlooking some transgression
(c) her increased knowledge of God
(d) her need to feel forgiveness

10. How does Teresa qualify the marriage?
(a) as something that cannot be fully realized in this life
(b) as something that repeats itself three times to be real
(c) as something that happens often
(d) as something that does not really happen

11. What does Teresa say the spirit of evil does?
(a) calms the anxieties
(b) provides a false serenity
(c) instills unrest and disquiet
(d) makes one ecstatic

12. In that rapture, what does Teresa say she is allowed to do?
(a) glimpse into the mind of the Beloved
(b) observe the final, most intimate dwelling for just a moment
(c) feel a spiritual orgasm
(d) know what it feels like to die physically

13. What, according to Teresa, is the prerequisite for entering briefly into the Sixth Dwelling?
(a) suffering
(b) defiance
(c) obedience
(d) bravery

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

15. 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) Where were you when I was crucified?
(c) Why have you forsaken me?
(d) Are you able to drink from this chalice?

Short Answer Questions

1. Where might the voices heard during meditation come from according to Teresa?

2. After doing something wrong, what amazes Teresa?

3. How does Teresa describe the feeling of unrest in the soul?

4. To what does Teresa compare one's faith?

5. What does her focus on her inner temple now bring Teresa in the Seventh Dwelling?

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