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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. From what strange source does Teresa find joy?
(a) being free from physical labor
(b) being persecuted for her King
(c) being fed by the Hand of God
(d) being cured of her physical ailments

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

3. 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 fact that they are nuns
(c) the rhythm of their words
(d) the fire of their devotion

4. 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 prophecy the future of the world based on the experience
(b) totally the vision of her death and resurrection
(c) only partly able to describe the experience once it has ended
(d) able to tell others who have just entered the Sixth Dwelling

5. What comes to her as she recognizes her ever increasing responsibility and passion to be of service to a God?
(a) humility
(b) guilt for shortcomings
(c) urgency
(d) more visions

Short Answer Questions

1. If a voice she hears causes her to linger in worship and increases her devotion, what conclusion does Teresa draw?

2. What can the mind not comprehend after the communal experience with God?

3. Why does Teresa return to the analogy of the butterfly as she discusses the effects of her marriage?

4. With whom does Teresa suggest the sisters share such intense relationships with God?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What limitation is on the marriage Teresa speaks of in the Seventh Dwelling?

2. Describe the esoteric talisman Teresa uses as an analogy to one's faith.

3. What recommendation does Teresa make regarding commands that will affect others?

4. What admission does Teresa make regarding the hearing of voices?

5. What is a recommendation of Teresa's on meditation?

6. How does Teresa describe the physical state of the body during her raptures?

7. What is the experience in the rapture that requires bravery?

8. What occasions the intensity of greater pain during this time of greater closeness to God?

9. What does Teresa say about remaining humble in light of the temporary nature of the world?

10. Even at this high state, what caution does Teresa offer?

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