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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What must be understood if the thoughts that serve as distractions are from a spirit of evil?
(a) they will pass
(b) they will increase
(c) they will dominate
(d) they will reverse the soul's progress
2. In the Sixth Dwelling, what does Teresa describe pertaining to the bride?
(a) how the time seems to take forever
(b) how she wonders what her wedding dress will be like
(c) how eagerly she awaits her wedding day
(d) how the Groom will look in person
3. What does Teresa say happens to those who dwell outside the castle?
(a) They become like the creatures out there.
(b) They become blind in the drakness.
(c) They have to fight for their lives.
(d) They are eaten by the dragons.
4. What does Teresa prescribe instead of memorized prayers?
(a) prayers accompanied by the Rosary
(b) requests for specific needs
(c) written out prayers
(d) spoken prayer with self-examination
5. How does Teresa classify those who have reached the Third Dwelling?
(a) already on their way to security unless they turn away
(b) unsure of where they are
(c) looking for a corner to rest in
(d) exhausted from their journey
Short Answer Questions
1. Why is grief of putting to death the silkworm worth forging through?
2. What is a second metaphor of spiritual consolation?
3. What does she say is not prayer at all?
4. In this Fifth Dwelling state, what does the supplicant now desire?
5. How does she refer to God?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Teresa say about what is gained during the difficult times in life?
2. What does Teresa have to say about inept spiritual advisers?
3. What does Teresa say about the rich man who has lost his wealth?
4. What type of prayer does Teresa disdain?
5. What indicates Teresa's Christian mysticism as she begins her book?
6. How does Teresa introduce her analogy of the silkworm?
7. How does Teresa classify the greatest need in gaining a high level of intimacy with God?
8. Explain how the seeker receives the spiritual sweetness.
9. What lament does Teresa offer for those who never experience a relationship with God?
10. How does Teresa define spiritual consolations?
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