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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. How does Teresa describe the bride of the Lord?
(a) a soul who has no physical desires
(b) a soul who sees the worth of her Lord
(c) a soul who has new whte raiment
(d) a soul who seeks protection

2. What does a sister do when entering into the Fifth Dwelling?
(a) bows low and says the Our Father
(b) changes her clothes
(c) opens her mind to spiritual infinity
(d) dies to her own desires

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

4. What sign does the bride give that she is ready for union with God?
(a) She removes herself from the possibility of error.
(b) She crawls on her hands and knees.
(c) She covers her head when she prays.
(d) She keeps her eyes lowered at all times.

5. What is Teresa's metaphor of the tree transplanted into a smelly bog?
(a) a soul seeking to give life to the world
(b) a soul purposefully removed from the grace of God
(c) a soul able to clean up the smelly bog
(d) a soul in need of others to join in changing the world

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Teresa say happens in the Fourth Dwelling?

2. What does Teresa say some of her sisters do when they are engrossed in their own reaction to what is happening in their souls?

3. What metaphor does Teresa use to discuss spiritual consolations?

4. What does she say is not prayer at all?

5. What happens to good deeds when they are done in harmony with the love of Christ?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Teresa have to say about expectations and rewards for service to God?

2. How does Teresa define spiritual consolations?

3. How does Teresa evaluate those who serve but do not work at elevating their understanding of God?

4. Describe what Teresa saw in her vision about how to write the book?

5. What theme does Teresa introduce in her first chapter that runs throughout the book?

6. What does Teresa say about the rich man who has lost his wealth?

7. What does Teresa say about what is gained during the difficult times in life?

8. What does Teresa have to say about mastering one's earthly appetites?

9. What is Teresa's olfactory analogy for what she calls spiritual sweetness?

10. How does Teresa introduce her analogy of the silkworm?

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